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Betty Jean Thompson Barber
31 Jul 1930 – 1 Jan 2024
| Birth | 31 Jul 1930 |
| Death | 1 Jan 2024 |
| Cemetery | Grand Island Cemetery Grand Island , Hall County , Nebraska , USA |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262761624 |
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Betty J. Barber, 93, of Lincoln, formerly of Grand Island, died Jan. 1, 2024, in Lincoln. Services will be 11 AM Friday, January 5, 2024 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor Terry Boshart officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM to the start of the services. Betty Jean Thompson was born on July 31, 1930, in Cotesfield, the seventh of nine children born to Walter and Goldie (Bradley) Thompson. She lived in Howard and Greeley Counties and graduated from Scotia High School in 1947. She taught one year in a one-room K-8 school. Betty married Lynn Clair Barber in North Loup on Jan. 9, 1948. The couple had five children: Sandy, Greg, Brad, Doug and Jeff. The family moved to Grand Island in 1955. Betty worked at the Bauman Home Nursing Home. She cooked at Northwest High School and the Grand Island Veterans Hospital. She retired in 1995. She moved to Lincoln in 2019 to be near family. They were members of First Baptist Church in Grand Island, where Betty helped with Cub Scouts. She was a charter member of the Betty Club in Grand Island. "Grandma Betty" was always a loving and patient wife, mother and grandma. She was a fantastic cook and baked delicious chocolate chip cookies. She is survived by two sons and their wives, Brad and Pat Barber, and Jeff and Monica Barber; two daughters-in-law, Ada Barber and Patricia Barber; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and extended family. She was preceded in death by her husband Clair; daughter Sandy Larkin, son-in-law Jim Larkin; sons Greg and Doug; an infant granddaughter, Elizabeth Larkin; a companion, Bill Waters; and her siblings: Kenneth, Avis, Bernice, Cora, Floyd, Donald, Carol and Dale.
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Siblings
- Kenneth Edward Thompson 1912–1995
- Avis Olive Thompson Zauha 1914–2002
- Bernice Isabelle Thompson Mitchell 1916–2010
- Cora Alice Thompson Watts 1918–2007
- Floyd William Thompson 1920–2007
- Donald Walter Thompson 1924–1999
- Carol Mae Thompson Ferguson 1932–1998
- Dale Bradley Thompson 1935–2004
Children
- Sandra Lynn "Sandy" Barber Larkin 1948–2011 FaG
- Gregory D. Barber 1950–2008 FaG
- Douglas James "Doug" Barber 1955–2023 FaG
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