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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Betty
Bougher
July 29, 1946 – May 23, 2025
Betty Sue Bougher, 78 of Beloit, WI, died peacefully May 23, 2025, in Beloit. She was born July 29, 1946, daughter to Willie and Nola (Centers) Yates in Sharondale, Kentucky. She was a telephone switchboard operator working in the communications industry. She proudly served in the military, serving in the United States Army, where she met and then married her sweetheart, Robert Bougher, June 30, 1976, in Maryland. She was awarded the National Defense Service Ribbon and was honorably discharged after 9 years. Betty loved Betty Boop and Elvis! She loved music and chocolate, moonlight bowling and Ten Pin No Tap Bowling. She will be missed.
She is loved and missed by her husband, Robert; daughters, Kristy (Brandon) Antonelli, Gina (Robin) Pester; brother, Joseph Yates, Lexington, KY; grandchild, Kenzy Pester; mother in-law, Thelma Bougher; nephews, Joseph "Little Joe" Yates, Greg Blackburn, Stevie Sisco, Tony Crosbie of South Carolina; niece, Amy (Mickey) Crosbie, multiple nieces and nephews; and in-laws, Lisa Crosbie, Lori Crosbie and Darrell (Gina) Crosby all from California; and numerous other family and friends.
Betty is preceded in death by sisters, Jenny Cooper and Lorraine Sisco; and brother, Bill, Garland, Carl, and Frank Yates; and her parents.
A visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services, 218 W Hurlbut Ave., Belvidere, IL 61008. A service will follow. Pastor Charles Waggoner will officiate. Burial and military honors at Highland Garden of Memories Cemetery in Belvidere. This service will be live streamed and a link will be posted. Please check back soon.
In her honor, memorial contributions to Beloit Regional Hospice and the American Veterans Association.
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