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Betty Lou May 1930 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1930

Birth Location: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa

Death Date: 14 Feb 2006

Death Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa

Father: Arnold May

Mother: Helen Lehnhoff

Spouse(s): Robert Willits, Rod Newland

Children(s): Christine Willits, Gayle Willits, Robert Willits

According to available records, Betty Lou May was born in 1930 in Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, the child of Arnold May and Helen Lehnhoff. Following those early years, Betty Lou May married Robert Franklin Fred Willits and Rod Newland, and their family grew to include Christine Rae Willits, Gayle Ann Willits and Robert Michael Willits. In the later years of life, Betty Lou May died in 2006 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.

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Parents

Arnold May
1909 –
Birth Location: –
AM
Helen Lehnhoff
1911 –
Birth Location: –
HL

Spouses(s)

Robert Willits
1928 – 1988
Birth Location: Trenton, Grundy, Missouri
RW
Rod Newland
Birth Location: –
RN

Children(s)

Christine Willits
1951 –
Birth Location: –
CW
Gayle Willits
1952 – 2006
Birth Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
GW
Robert Willits
1953 –
Birth Location: Iowa
RW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1973
    Event Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1969

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 16 Feb 2006
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Gazette - 16 Feb 2006 - 16, Obituary for Betty Newland 16 Feb 2006

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Feb 2006
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa

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