Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Aberdeen, with Pastor Jeff Whillock officiating at both services.
Betty passed away on Nov. 10, 2012, at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., surrounded by her family.
Beatrice Marie Coats was born in Aberdeen on Oct. 11, 1917, to Elon Coats and Cora Thorson-Coats. She was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Betty married Clyde Pierson on Sept. 30 1935.
She is survived by her two children: Sharon Stephen of Santa Ana, Calif., and Elon Thomas Pierson, who has made his home in Denmark; one sister, Patrcia Heinzman of Calimesa, Calif.
Betty was blessed by having one granddaughter, Becky; two great-granddaughters; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde, who passed away in November 1999; her brother, Donald Coats; her sister, Annis Pierson; and a grandson, Gregory Scott Fleischer.
In lieu of flowers, you may donate to the Alzheimer's Association or your favorite charity or church.