Betty was born July 28, 1923 in Springfield, MO. to parents Troy and Maggie Stockstill. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wed. Sept. 18, 2013, at the age of 90 at Maranatha Village. A lifelong housewife, she enjoyed working on the farm with her husband. She was a member of the Boulevard Baptist Church and spent many years working with children through the Scouts and at the church. Growing flowers, farming, researching genealogy, and especially cooking were some of her major interests. She dearly loved cooking for her family around the holidays. Above all she was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother. Betty was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her husband Harry Wade Stiver; sister Pat Waite and husband Bill; sister-in-law Velma Stockstill; son Gary Stiver and wife Charlotte; daughter Penny Gooding and husband Bill; granddaughters: Melissa Stiver-Anderson and husband Dusty and Danielle Gooding; great- granddaughter Jada Henderson; many nieces, nephews and other family members. Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 20 from 6-8 pm at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Funeral service will be Sat. at 1:00 pm in the funeral home. Interment will be held at a later date in Missouri Veterans Cemetery.