Kansas City Star <www.kansascity.com> 13 Oct 2009 BETTY ILENE ATWOOD Betty Ilene Atwood, age 89, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas, died October 11, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Betty was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on January 20, 1920 to John and Pearl (Hart) Jenison. She was the younger of their two children. She grew up in Muskogee and graduated from high school in Muskogee in 1938. She was united in marriage to Calvin “Lee” Atwood on June 2, 1940 in Osawatomie. They made their home for a short time in Ottawa, Kansas and then moved to Osawatomie. They became the parents of four children. Her husband preceded her in death on July 20, 1986. Betty had life-long ties to Osawatomie and Miami County. Betty’s family was one of the first families to homestead in Kansas in the 1850s. Betty lived out her life on the property homestead which was one of the first homes built in the area at that time. Betty was a well-known artist with many of her paintings scattered throughout the country. Betty was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary, member of the Eagles Auxiliary and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a former member of the Plum Creek United Methodist Church and was currently a member of the Osawatomie United Presbyterian Church. Betty worked at the State Hospital for approximately ten years teaching art and crafts in the alcoholic ward. During World War II, she worked in DeSoto at the munitions plant making bombs for the war effort while her husband served in the Pacific Theatre. Betty was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her sister. She is survived by her children Brenda Olson of Rantoul, Janice Prothe of Osawatomie, John Atwood of Osawatomie, Mark Atwood of Farmington, Utah, and their spouses; her grandchildren Tracy Cole, Jeff Robinson, Dawn Stecklein, Kevin Prothe, Angie Snyder, Johnny Atwood, Amber Atwood-Stell, Dustin Atwood, Samantha Atwood, and great grandchildren Reese and Avery, Aiden and Charlea, Kayla Prothe, Jason, Jackson and Jaydon Stell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Osawatomie Cemetery. Memorials are to the Alzheimer’s Association.