BETTY JUNE HARRIS, 80, of Douglass, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on November 15, 2012.

She was born June 8, 1932 to Sidney D. and Ethel M. (Evinger) Patterson in Newkirk, Oklahoma. Although the doctor's said she wouldn't last the day of her birth, she proved them wrong by 80 years. Betty attended school in Arkansas City.

She was married to Bart McCollum and the couple made their home in Winfield. They had five children and later divorced.

Betty worked for Binney & Smith Crayola Factory, the Winfield State Hospital and Training Center and for Harmonds Squares & Levels.

She was united in marriage to Charles Harris in 1981. The couple made their home in Douglass. Betty worked as a meat wrapper at the Douglass Locker for thirteen years. After the business was sold, she made her career as a home maker. She also volunteered with the William Newton Hospital Auxiliary and was a member of the Sunflower unit. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery and traveling with her husband in the RV.

She is survived by:
Her husband: Charles of the home;
Her children and their families: Monica Pullmann of Coucil Bluff, Iowa, and her daughter, Michael Bathen and husband, Dustin of El Paso, Texas; Robyn McCollum of Winfield, and her children, Andrea Ledford and husband, Donnie of Hesston, Kansas, their children, Zackerie, Jakeb and Bethany Ledford; and Amy Swords and husband, Todd of Corydon, Indiana; and their children, Jaydn, Gracia and Zoey Swords; Stephen O. McCollum and wife, Susan of Colony, Kansas; Linda Silvers and husband, Gene of Winfield, and their children, Linsi Hastings and husband, Bobby of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and their children, Shelby, Ryder, Brooklyn and Hunnington; and Lexi Silvers of Austin, Texas, and her children, Sidney, Bethannie, Elexandrea and Jaxn; and Dee Jay McCollum and wife, Suzanne of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Her sister: Doris Bazil of Arkansas City; and
Her brothers: Jack Patterson and wife, Evelyn; and Duane Patterson and wife, Darlene all of Arkansas City.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Bill Patterson, and her sisters, Edith Barg and Barbara Bays.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 24, in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at Miles Funeral Service on Friday, November 23, 2012 from 4 to 8 P.M. The family will greet friends during this time.

Memorials have been established in Betty's name for the American Heart Association and for the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.