Betty Joe Colston, 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
She was born April 30, 1936, to George and Bonnie Spradling.
Betty’s memory lives on through all who loved her.
She is survived by her husband, Bobby Ray Colston; daughter, Shelley (Randall) Boone; grandchildren, Rachelle (Jordan) Vander Kolk and Michelle (Jonathan) Key; great-grandchildren, Carter, Elsie, Mallory and Wyatt Vander Kolk and Allison and Robyn Key; nephew, who was like a son to her, Charles (Brenda) Bunch; sister, Mary Cowgill; brother, Albert Thomas (Judy) Spradling; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Betty Elkins, Ann Dagley, Lonnie Bunch and Eddie Bunch; and many friends, nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Annie Miller; brother, Robert Spradling; in-laws, Ray and Nancee Colston and Clyde and Mae Bunch; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Beverly Spradling, Jim Cowgill, Lloyd “Corky” Elkins, Robert and Norma Colston, Sidney and Jeanette Bunch, Emma Dean Bunch, Faye Cooper, Johnny Bunch, Boyd Bunch, and Hoy and Violet Bunch.
Betty’s memorial service will be held Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 1808 I St., LaPorte, with Pastor Curtis Southwood officiating. Please join her family for visitation from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Betty’s burial has taken place at Patton Cemetery, LaPorte.
Those who wish may make a memorial contribution to Special Education c/o Heritage Christian School, 4900 40th Ave., Hudsonville, MI 49426, for the classroom construction in honor of Betty’s great-grandchild, Mallory, who has Down Syndrome.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com.