Betty Jean Kimble Callaway Lyle, 99, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at home surrounded by family.
She was born on September 22, 1925, in Ethel, Missouri, the daughter of Bert Leroy Kimble and Mary Catherine Early Kimble.
Betty is survived by daughters, Cathy (Ike) Huffman, Elizabeth (Kurt) Clauss, Sharon (Jim) Etzkorn and sons, Wade (JoAnn) Callaway, and John Kevin Callaway; many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Leo Callaway in 1972 and Dean Lyle in 1990 and her son Richard Callaway in 2013; her parents, Bert Kimble and Mary Kimble Moore; brothers, Dick Kimble and Jack Kimble; and a grandson, Brady Callaway.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2024, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edina, Missouri.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Church.
Interment will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Edina, Missouri.
An expression of sympathy in memory of Betty Lyle may be left as Masses to the Catholic Church of the Donor’s Choice. A Mass may be left at or mailed to the Doss Funeral Home 208 N. 4th Street, Edina, Missouri 63537.