Betty Brown Shaw

Betty Brown Shaw, 103, died Thursday, July 13, 2023. Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, July 16, at St. James Episcopal Church, 3750 E. Douglas Ave. Graveside Service will be at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, July 18, at Bristow City Cemetery, Bristow, Oklahoma.Betty was born and raised in Bristow, Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma A&M College and worked for Stanolin Oil in Tulsa, Oklahoma before marrying George R. “Bud” Shaw in 1948. Betty and Bud moved to Wichita in 1958 where they raised their three children. Betty had a servant’s heart and devoted much of her life to volunteering at church and with the Goddard Woman’s Club. She loved being at home, but she also traveled the world with Bud, visiting all seven continents. Betty moved to Larksfield Placed in 2013, where she enjoyed the programs and residents. Her family is grateful to the Larksfield Place staff for all of their loving care over the years, and to Faith Home Health and Hospice for their care during sickness and in her final days.Preceded in death by her parents, James Benjamin and Lillian Vertna (Simmons) Brown; husband, George Robert Shaw; son, Tom Shaw; brothers, James Marion Brown, Aden McAdory Brown.Survived by her daughters, Sara "Sally" (Daniel) Gaddis of Austin, Texas, Susan Shaw of Wichita; grandchild, Sarah Shaw of Winfield, Kansas.Memorials have been established with: St. James Episcopal Church, 3750 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67208; Friends and Foundation of GPL c/o Goddard Public Library, 210 N. Main St., Goddard, Kansas 67052.Services in care of Downing & Lahey Mortuary - East Chapel.