God posted an ad for "The Best Professional Proofreader In The World". Elizabeth Anne Charlsen (Reading and Righting) answered the ad, and on Tuesday, June 15, she got the job.
Betty passes away at Wesley Medical Center of complications from Lupus and Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. James and Milly Beaver and her daughter Stacey Stevens. She is survived by her husband George Charlsen of Wichita, sister Linda Whittington of Mission, KS, step-children, Jason Charlsen of Dalhart, TX, Julyan Armstrong of Atchison, KS, Jane Gehrt of Hilliard, OH, and Jyll Chase of Atchison, KS, and eight grand-children, Kasee, Cody, Lisa, John, Wesley, Sharon, Christopher and Sean. To her new assignment she carries her Bible, Dictionary, Associated Press Style Manual, and "Still Life With Crows" by Preston & Child, two of her favorite authors. Betty, when the ladies have their tea, there will always be a place set for you.
No flowers. Please plant a tree, or contribute to the Lupus Foundation of America or the American Lung Society. A memorial service will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church at 202 N. Clifton Ave., Wichita at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.