Betty Lou Howard was born September 3, 1927, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Otis and Clarice (Belew) Howard. She died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 12, 2003, at United Church of Christ in Brookings. Betty grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended college at Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, Virginia and also the University of Oklahoma . For much of her life, she lived in institutions, including the Human Services Center in Yankton, South Dakota, Heritage Manor in Wakonda, South Dakota, and Brookview Manor in Brookings. She was a member of the Brookings United Church of Christ. Survivors include a sister, Marjorie (William) Kessler of Brookings; a niece and her family: Sharon (Dan), Alexa, Layne, and Seth Bacon; and a nephew, Gary (Carole) Kessler.