SALLEE, Betty Mae (Knabe) - b. December 27, 1929 - d. July 17, 2019

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Betty Mae Sallee, age 89, of Moline, Kansas, passed away July 17, 2019 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan, Kansas.  She was born December 27, 1929 in rural Chautauqua County, Kansas to Clarence and Katie (Purkey) Knabe.

Betty was raised in the Moline area with siblings George, Bonnie, Sue, Mary, Kathryn, and Martha.  She graduated from Moline High School.  On February 21, 1946, Betty married George Sallee.  They made their home in Moline, Kansas raising two daughters, Jeanetta and Diana.  They were happily married for 66 years until George's passing in 2011.  Betty retired as a Loan Manager, working for the Exchange State Bank, later known as Intrust Bank, for many years.

Betty loved to dance, and she and George were members of the County Squares.  She also loved to play cards and was in a bridge club for many years.  As a family, they loved to go to the lake, cook, have family gatherings, and would get together every holiday.  Betty was very proud to have been a member of the Moline Baptist Church for 70 years.

Betty is survived by her daughters, Jeanetta Murphy of Moline, Kansas and Diana (Mike) Wilson of Caney, Kansas; her grandchildren, Rachel (Adam) Ware of Moline, Kansas, Janelle (Mike) Oxford of Winfield, Kansas, Becky (Tyson) Kerr of Moline, Kansas, Adam (Amber) Wilson of Moline, Kansas, and Jackie (Travis) Gragg of Chautauqua, Kansas;  15 great-grandchildren;  and sisters, Mary Riney of Denver, Colorado, Kathryn Doshier of Wichita, Kansas, and Martha Cooley of Moline, Kansas.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; her brother, George, and her sisters, Bonnie and Sue.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Moline Baptist Church in Moline, Kansas.  Betty will be placed in state for viewing on Friday, July 19, 2019 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas.  Memorial contributions may be made in Betty's name to the Moline Baptist Church and can be mailed to or left with the funeral home.  Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349 has been entrusted with arrangements.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)