Betty Frances (Graves) Forsythe
May 21, 1922 – July 14, 2017

Betty Frances (Graves) Forsythe, 95 was born to Paul E. and Molly (Scurlock) Graves on May 21, 1922 near Glenwood, Missouri. She passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa.
She earned her R.N. at the Burlington, Iowa School of Nursing. She later received her B.S.N. from Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri. She worked at numerous hospitals in the state of Missouri. The last two positions she held were as school nurse for Schuyler R-I Schools in Missouri and as a nurse at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield, Iowa.
She married her high school sweetheart, Lewis Forsythe on March 28, 1942. They worked as a team during the war effort to support one another while each pursued college educations, to expand a farming operation that included developing a herd of pure-bred Charolais cattle and to raise four children. Their promotion of education was constant, providing both advice and financial assistance. They would be so proud to know that all six grandchildren are university graduates.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2007 and her son, Lewis Paul in 2011.
She is survived by one daughter, Terry Rezai (Amir); two sons, Wade Forsythe (Debbie) and Todd Forsythe (Donita)and her grandchildren, Ashley McCollum (Tyler), Hayley Bakula (Kurt), Logan Forsythe, Taylor Forsythe, Ryland Forsythe and Emily Forsythe.
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Graveside services will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri with Sonny Smyser, Pastor of the Schuyler County Church of Faith in Lancaster, Missouri officiating. Pallbearers will be Randall Ayer, Ron McElhinney, Jim Reynolds, Russell Lancaster, Dave Gibson and Richard Anderson. It is requested that no flowers or memorials be given. Cards may be sent to Terry Rezai at 1008 Morningside Drive, Bloomfield, Iowa 52537, Wade Forsythe at 4110 Joslyn Ct., Columbia, Missouri 65203 and Todd Forsythe, 3551 Charlack Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63114. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by logging on to normanfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.