Betty Laverne Neavitt

Betty Laverne Neavitt, 91, of Topeka, Kansas formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka.

Funeral services will be Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Cyd Stein officiating.  Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.  Visitation with the family will be Thursday, May 12 ^th from 1:00 until time of services at the funeral home.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Atchison United Methodist Church or the Presbyterian Manor and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom final arrangements have been entrusted.

Betty was born May 2, 1930 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma the daughter of Grover C. and Minnie L. Shirley.  She attended elementary school in McLeansboro, Illinois then the high school in both Salem, Illinois and Wewoka, Oklahoma.

She and Donald F. Neavitt were united in marriage on July 4, 1952 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  Mr. Neavitt preceded her in death on October 6, 2018.

Betty served as church secretary for the Atchison Presbyterian Church until her retirement.

She was a member of Atchison United Methodist Church.  She was a member of the United Methodist Women and served as a Sunday school teacher.  She was also a member of the Atchison Hospital Auxiliary.

Survivors include three sons, Garry D. (Debbie) Neavitt, Charlotte, NC; Jeffrey D. (Chris) Neavitt, Phoenix, AZ; Mark D. (Lisa) Neavitt, Oskaloosa, KS; twelve grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.

In addition to her husband, Betty was preceded in death by three sisters, Kate Holley; Ida Jackson; Stella Riggs and four brothers, Vernon Shirley; Aaron Shirley; James Shirley and David Shirley.