Alva Review-Courier -

It is with great sadness that the family of Betty Lou Schmidt, 69, of Sharon, Kansas, announces her passing from earthly life on December 29, 2021. Betty died peacefully at Ascension Via Christi St. Frances in Wichita, Kansas, while surrounded by her loving family. What a gift. Betty died from complications of diabetes, kidney failure, and heart and vascular disease.

Betty was born in Hardtner, Kansas, on November 7, 1952, the third child of George and Rella Mae Courson. Betty grew up with her family in Kiowa, Kansas, and received her high school education there before pursuing her cosmetology...