ADSMOND, Betty Sue (Murphy) - b. July 22, 1949 - d. October 14, 2022

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Betty Sue Adsmond, age 73, of Leon, Kansas, passed away October 14, 2022 at Susan B. Allen Hospital in El Dorado, Kansas.  She was born July 22, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas to Joe and Mary (Masters) Murphy.

Betty grew up alongside 8 siblings and attended West High School in Wichita, Kansas.  On December 10, 1966, Betty married Thomas Adsmond, Sr. in Howard, Kansas.  Together they raised two sons and would have celebrated 56 wonderful years together this December.  During their marriage, they lived in Howard, Park City, and Andover, Kansas and ended up in Leon where they have lived for the last several years.  Betty worked as an Operator at the El Dorado Refinery for several years until she retired.

Betty enjoyed cooking, baking, and quilting.  She was an animal lover and loved to take care of her parrot, dogs, and a few stray cats.  She watched Animal Planet almost continuously.  She was a life member of Amazon Prime, and they were delivering something she had bought almost every day to the house.  She enjoyed the convenience of technology allowing her to shop for everything online including groceries.  Her biggest joy, though, was her family.  She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and taught them all the core values of life.

Betty is survived by her husband, Thomas "Tom" Admsond, Sr; her sons, Thomas (Alysia) Adsmond, Jr of Andover, Kansas and Ron Adsmond of Leon, Kansas; two granddaugters, Natasha Adsmond (Jakob Holley) and Rylee Adsmond; her brothers, Joe (Angela) Murphy of Elk Falls, Kansas, Bill Murphy of Howard, Kansas,and Ricky (Dede) Murphy of Park City, Kansas; her sisters, Nellie (Wayne) Selleck of Washburn, Missouri, Margie (Steve) Bradley of Peck, Kansas, and Jody(Ron) Wray of Tripoli, Iowa.

A memorial service will be held at Countryside Fuenral Home in Howard, Kansas at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2022.  Memorial contributions can be made to the Betty Adsmond Memorial Fund to go towards her grandchildren';s education.  Services have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)