Scottsbluff Nebraska : Star-Herald Scottsbluff : 19 Feb 2002 : Ruth Arlene Kilgore : TORRINGTON, WYO. Funeral services for Ruth Arlene : Kilgore, 70, will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, : 2002 at Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Peggy : Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Valley View : Cemetery. She died on Feb. 16, 2002 at Torrington : Community Hospital. Visitation hours will be at the : funeral home Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those who : wish may direct memorial contributions in her memory : to either the Torrington Waggin Trails animal : shelter or to a charity of the donors choice. Colyer : Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. : Arlene was born June 16, 1931 in Scottsbluff, the : daughter of Jacob and Julia (Gettman) Betz. She grew : up in Scottsbluff and worked at the Hauke Drug Store. : On July 26, 1951, she married Charles Martin Kilgore, : D.C. in Ft. Collins, Colo. The couple then made their : home in Wheatland, Lusk and Torrington, Wyo. : She is a past member of the BPO Elks Lodge, The Women : of the Moose and the American Legion Auxiliary. She : enjoyed her family, camping, chili cook-offs, : crocheting and playing cards. She especially enjoyed : her pets. : She is survived by a daughter, Karen Murphy and her : husband Bill of Torrington; four sons, Charles : Kilgore, D.C.; Kenton Kilgore and Clayton Kilgore and : his wife Kerri all of Torrington and Mike Kilgore and : his wife Betsy of Castle Rock, Colo.; 15 : grandchildren; and one brother, Henry Betz of : Scottsbluff. : She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; : an infant daughter, Sandra Gail; a sister, Lydia; and : four brothers, Jake, Dan, Ed and Elmer. : : Commentary: : Julia Gettman (1891-1963) was apparently daughter of : Heinrich Gettman (1854-1918) and Barbara Hoffman (1855-1950) : : __________________________________________________ : Do You Yahoo!? : Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games : http://sports.yahoo.com : : :