Betti Jane Disler Bates

BY Staff Reports
Sunday, January 13, 2013
1/13/13 at 5:44 AM

Betti Jane Disler Bates, 95, died January 7, 2013. Betti was born on February 3, 1917, in Edmond, OK, the daughter of Milton Stanley Disler & Cora Evalina Rohr Disler. Following her mother’s death, she was raised by her Aunt Etta and Uncle Harry Disler. After graduating from Central High School in Tulsa, Betti married her high school sweetheart, Jerry T. Bates, in 1935. Their two sons were born several years later. After many years of service to her church, Betti Bates was the last surviving charter member of Southminster Presbyterian. She was president of the Board of Tulsa Children’s home where she continued to be very active over the years. Betti was also honored with a 35-year commemorative award for being a devoted volunteer of the Tulsa Psychiatric Center. Betti was preceded in death by her husband when he passed away following a brief illness in 1998. Betti is survived by her sons Toney and Larry, granddaughter Melissa Spencer, and great-grandchildren Ian and Hannah, along with many nieces and nephews. The memorial service is planned for 1:00 on January 16, 2013 at Southminster Presbyterian Church on Brookside, in Tulsa. Betti and Jerry are interred in their church’s columbarium. The family has requested that contributions be made to the Southminster Presbyterian Church, in lieu of flowers. This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 1/13/2013.

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