Betty L. Shellito, 93, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at Smith County Memorial Hospital – Long Term Care, Smith Center, KS.
Betty was born on December 31, 1923 on the family farm in Smith County, KS, the daughter of Milo and Nola (Sawyer) Hays. On October 21, 1945 she married Raymond O. Shellito in Smith Center, KS, to this union they were blessed with three children, Ray Lee, Barbara and Milo.
Betty was a farmer’s wife through and through, she helped Raymond with building fence, milking cows, taking care of the chickens, hogs, feeding the cattle and anything else they happen to have on the farm. She collected farm toys, tractors, salt & pepper shakers and chickens. Betty and Raymond enjoyed square dancing and did so until they were unable to. Betty loved to cook, grow flowers of any kind, quilting, sewing, embroidering, feeding the birds and any other animals that made their way into her front yard. She enjoyed western movies and would record them for as many hours as possible. Her family commented that she has a large collection of all the western movies she loved to watch. Betty loved to play with Penny their pug and Penny loved when Betty and Raymond would eat any meal because she ate right along with them. Raymond and Betty were inseparable and he will dearly miss her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a half sister Lauraine Rice and her son Milo.
Betty is survived by her husband Raymond Shellito of Lebanon; son Ray Lee (Cindy) Shellito of Smith Center; daughter Barbara (Jim) Sweat of Smith Center; daughter-in-law Sharlyn Shellito of rural Smith County; seven grandchildren, Gunnison R. Shellito of Dallas, TX, Austin A. (Lisa) Shellito of North Lake, TX, Sommer (Damian) Morgenstern of Russell, Laura (Rhett) Kingsbury, Lee Sweat all of Smith Center, Alicia (Lucas) Douglas of Galva, KS and Anthony Shellito of Smith Center; and ten great-grandchildren, Marshall and Henry Shellito, Talia, Ethan and Breely Morgenstern, Sierra, Kinser, Camber and Briggs Kingsbury and Sawyer Douglas.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 4, 2017 at All Faiths Funeral Chapel, Smith Center, with Pastor Lance McDowell officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Friday, August 4th, 8:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS. Memorials may be given to the Smith County Memorial Hospital New Building Fund in care of the funeral chapel.