Betty Ann Trower, 84, Nevada, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Freeman Health System in Joplin, MO. Betty was born on August 16, 1933 in Walker, MO to Orville E. and Mary Elizabeth (Ensor) Ogle. She married Leonard S. Trower on May 25, 1951 in Walker and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2004.
Betty graduated from Walker High School. She worked as a dietitian at Nevada Regional Medical Center until her retirement. Betty was an active member of the First Christian Church and enjoyed their Widow’s Group.
Survivors include her four children, Rick E. Trower and his wife Pam, Ozark, MO, Connie L. Shepley, Sheldon, MO, Linda J. Pearson, El Dorado Springs, MO, and Mike D. Trower and his wife Laura, Ozark; and 8 grandchildren, Gail Shepley, Derrick Trower, Deanna Cargill, Danielle Kerns, Rachel Pearson, Dana Chanove, Brittney Trower and Alyssa Trower. In addition to her husband Leonard, she was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Dean Ogle.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, MO with Pastor Bill Platt officiating. Interment will follow in Green Mound Cemetery, Harwood, MO. Friends may call from 8:00 a.m. until the hour of service on Tuesday.
