Betty I. Warner

Betty I. Warner, 95, of Newton, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Newton Health Care Center. A graveside service will be Monday, Aug. 30 at the Waveland Cemetery in Prairie City. Memorials to Crestview Hospice or in Betty’sname (checks made payable to Judy Farr) may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Betty, the daughter of Armintus K. and Lenora (Currier) Stockwell, was born Aug. 9, 1926, in Grant County, Okla., near Deer Creek. She was raised by her maternal grandmother. On Jan. 31, 1946, Betty was united in marriage with Daryl M. Warner in Winfield, Kan. They lived in Mitchellville and other places around the state until making their home in Baxter in 1959. Betty was a member of the Ira United Church. She enjoyed camping, gardening, canning and crocheting.

Those left to honor Betty’s memory are her daughter, Judy (Tony) Farr of Newton; daughter-in-law, Pearl “Punk” Warner of Baxter; five grandchildren, Tonia Tinius (Lando Holmes) of Baxter, Don Warner (Jeanne Lane) of Baxter, Lane (Jasper) Tratchel of Gibsonville, N.C., Bode Farr of St. Cloud, Minn., and Callie (Josh) Fontenette of Ankeny; her nine great-grandchildren, Amber (Ross), Andy (Erica), Harlen, Cody (Liz), Jaxon, Rowan, Atticus, J.J. and Amari; and six great-grandchildren, Reese, Blake, Xavier, Nova, Weston and Eleanor. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Daryl M. Warner; two sons, Harlen and Jerry; four daughters, Linda, Karen, Donna and Carolyn; a great-grandson in infancy; and a sister in infancy.