Betty Pratt

Henderson, Nevada – Betty Pratt, age 83, died February 8, 2012, at Odyssey Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada after an 11 year struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was born October 29, 1928, in Tenafly, New Jersey, to Arthur and Mabel Jacobus Seward. She married Normand Pratt on June 27, 1954 at Ellis, Kansas.

Betty was raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, and graduated from Tenafly High School where she was senior class president. She will always be remembered for her beautiful and warm smile. Betty took great pleasure in being a mother and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Normand Pratt, Henderson, Nevada; one son, Bill Pratt of Roseburg, Oregon; two daughters, Susan Gordon and husband, John of Huntington Beach, California; Carol Jones of Henderson, Nevada; two sisters, Kay Seward of New York City, New York, Janet Birkins and her husband, Rodney of Oquossoc, Maine; six grandchildren, Lindsay Pratt, Alex Pratt, Garrett Jones, Wyatt Jones, John Gordon III and Shannon Thogmartin and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and one son, Steven Warren Pratt.

A graveside service and Inurnment will be at 11:30 A.M. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Mount Allen Cemetery, Hays, Kansas. Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas, 67601 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].