Betty (Slagle) Simmons, 88, Ravenwood, Missouri, died Monday, August 30, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Maryville, Missouri.

 Betty was born November 12, 1921, in Maryville, the daughter of Jess and Ethel (Pope) Slagle. A graduate of Harmony High School, Ravenwood, she married Orlo “Buster” Simmons on June 6, 1940 in St Joseph, Missouri.

 Betty was a member of Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville. A homemaker, she had worked at Maryville Packing Company and as a waitress at Kings Restaurant. Betty and her husband co-owned and operated “Bus and Betty’s 66“at 5 Mile Corner, south of Maryville, before going to work at the HyVee Bakery. Betty retired in 1993 after seventeen years of service.

 She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster, on September 22, 2002; her parents; a son-in-law: Buster (Ralph) Millsap and brother: John Slagle.

 Survivors include her daughter: Elaine Millsap, Ravenwood; her son: Kenneth (Linda) Simmons, Parnell; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

 Visitation is 7-8 pm Wednesday, September 1^st, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville.

 Funeral Services are 2pm Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville.

 Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Parnell, Missouri.