Bette Ardrey Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bette Ardrey (McAlester, Oklahoma), born in Neosho, Missouri, who passed away at the age of 92, on January 20, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bette Ardrey to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Eula Jane Harris (Stites) and Lawrence Harris; the father of her children Elmer Manning (Buddy); her husband LueBee Ardrey; her son Michael; her daughter-in-law Beth Manning; and her siblings, Marlene Bretz, Pauline Edmonds, Ruth Pogue, Alice Fleetwood, Tom and Jimmy Harris.
She is survived by: her daughter Carol Painter (Jimmy) of Tannehill; her stepson Joey Ardrey (Bobbi) of Ada; her grandchildren, Leslie Truly (Jay) of McAlester, Rebecca Cope of Norman, Julie Powell (Mike Baker) of McAlester, Jody Manning of Broken Arrow, Jaidi Painter of Tannehill, Jody Ardrey (Cindy) of Ada and Cody Ardrey (Ashleigh) of Ada; her great grandchildren, Justin McLemore (Stacy) of Hartshorne, Jared McLemore of McAlester, Madison Friesenegger of Denver, Joesef, Andrew Cope of Norman, Colton Powell (Amanda) of Tulsa, Sara Beth Collier (Ben) of McAlester, Stevi, Layla, Jada and Journi Ardrey; her great great grandchildren, Ty, Skye, Riley McLemore and Beckett Collier; her sisters, Henrietta Whitman of Neosho and Carolyn Stipp of Springfield, Missouri; and her brother-in-law John Fleetwood. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.