Betty Lou Dean

December 7, 1931 - June 9, 2020

Betty Lou (Todd) Dean, 88, of Knightstown, passed away peacefully in her sleep early on the morning of Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in her home. She was born on December 7, 1931, in rural Huntington County, Indiana, a daughter of the late Clayton Jerome and Velma Leona (Bennett) Todd. Betty was a 1950 graduate of Carthage High School. She began working as the School Secretary at Morton Memorial Schools, Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children’s Home and worked there until she retired in 1994. She then assisted her son, Landon, as an Advanced EMT for Dean Ambulance for 10 years. Betty also worked as a customer service representative at Mounds Mall in Anderson for four years. She was a Birthright Quaker and member of Walnut Ridge Friends Church. Betty’s number one priorities were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved gardening. Her home and yard looked like a show for flowers. Those left to cherish Betty’s memory include her three children, Tamara J. Spencer (companion: Don Rodgers), Kalynn S. Dean, and Landon J. Dean all of Knightstown; three grandchildren, Ashley Cleek, Brittney (Zach) Bisel, and Cameron Dean; four great-grandchildren, Izabella and Dempsey Cleek and Harvey and George Bisel; a sister, Sharon (Tom) Roberts of Greenfield and many nieces and nephews. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 62 years, Robert Elisha Dean; brothers and sisters, Robert P. Todd, Donna J. Brooks Hiner, Frances J. DeWitt, Kenneth E. Todd, Shirley A. Whitfield, Patricia M. DeWitt, and William R. Todd. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Sproles Family Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis DeWitt and Rev. Ron DeWitt officiating. Burial will follow in Glen Cove Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 - 8 pm Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be offered to the American Cancer Society. You may send the family a personal condolence at www.sprolesfamilycares.com. The Sproles family and staff are honored to serve the family of Betty Lou (Todd) Dean.