Betty A. “Betsy” Plant
ARLEE — Betty A. “Betsy” Plant, age 84 of Arlee passed away on Thursday July 22, 2010 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Betsy was born in Nespelem, Wash., at the family home on March 26, 1926, the sixth child of Michel Plant and Cecille LaMoose Plant. She attended schools in Washington, Idaho, the Ursulines at St. Ignatius and Arlee.
She married Clarence Charlo in 1944 in Arlee. They had one son, Clarence (Beeb) Charlo. She later married Eneas Vanderburg; they had three daughters, Shirley, Betty Jean, and Ruby. She later married Ralph Scott and they had one daughter, Rebecca.
In 1975 she began her lifelong journey of sobriety. She also decided to start reading the Bible and soon after gave her life to the Lord Jesus Christ.
She attended the Arlee Alliance Church for several years; she then attended the Dixon Community Baptist Church until the late 1990’s when the drive became too hard for her.
She was a member of the Jocko Valley Baptist Church and attended there until her death. She dearly loved and appreciated her church family.
She had numerous jobs throughout her life; the latter ones were as a Tribal Alcohol Counselor, a home care worker and the last as a librarian at the Arlee Library. She had been retired for several years.
She loved the lord and her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michel and Cecille, daughter Shirley, infant daughter Betty Jean, brothers Francis “Zok” Plant, Louis “Spill” Murray, 3 infant brothers and 1 infant sister.
She is survived by her son, Clarence “Beeb” Charlo and wife Jeri, daughters; Ruby Vanderburg, and Rebecca Relien. Her grandchildren; Shannon, Kristin, Landon and Cherra Charlo, Joe Charlo, June McDonald, Luke Altenhofen, Loushie Charlo, Shilo and Candace Barbe, Madison Scott, several great grandchildren, Donovan McDonald, Larenz and SaanJay Smallboy, Darian, Laine, and Jharen Charlo, Hunter, Marcos, and Joslyn Barbe and Lauryn Gordon. Special nieces and nephews; Dorothy Plant, Anita George, Francis and James Plant.
Wake services were held on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in the Arlee Community Center.
Funeral services were held on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the Arlee Community Center with Pastor Kenny Prewett officiating. Interment followed at the Jocko Valley Cemetery.
Condolences to the family at www.groganfuneralhome.com.
