- Bettie Manifold
Born in Omaha, NE on October 14, 1923
Departed on February 5, 2004, and resided in Kerrville, TX
Service Date: February 9, 2004
Service Location: Zion Lutheran Church
Bettie Jean (Meisinger) Manifold passed away after a brief illness on Feb. 5, 2004 at a Kerrville hospital at the age of 80. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was born on October 14, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska to Sophie and Robert Meisinger. She married Kenneth M. Manifold of Coin, Iowa on December 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day.) They were blessed with one daughter, Leslie Jane.
Mrs. Manifold's husband became a career Army officer and she loved her role of military wife. She made many friends in each new place they called home. They were stationed in Omaha, Nebraska, Ft. Lewis, Washington, Monterrey, California, Ft. Riley, Kansas, Camp Stoneman, California, Ft. Benning, Georgia, Tokyo, Japan, and Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. After leaving the Army in 1963, she and her husband moved to Griffith, Indiana where they lived for 16 years. In 1979, Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. Manifold retired to Kerrville.
Mrs. Manifold was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church, currently a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Kerrville. She volunteered for Kerrville's Convention and Visitor's Bureau for 13 years. She was a member of the Military Officers Association of America and the Air Force Association. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert and Sophie Meisinger, her husband of 52 years, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kenneth M. Manifold, and her son in law, Major Richard B. Walker.
A memorial service will be held Monday, February 9, 2004, 4:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, officiated by Pastor David Chancellor.
A private family graveside service will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery at a later date.
The family would like to thank the many wonderful people who assisted in Mrs. Manifold's care. We will be forever grateful for the support, wisdom, and guidance of Dr. Chris Williams, Dr. Linette Melcher, Dr. Matthew Gibbs, Dr. Ralph Fritzsch, Dr. Doug Wright and the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Team. We also deeply appreciate the nursing staff at both Ameripark Care Center and Sid Peterson Hospital who treated her with love and respect.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 8111 N. Stadium Dr. Suite 100, Houston, TX 77054 or The Kathleen C. Cailloux Humane Society, 2900 Junction Hwy, Kerrville TX 78028.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to GRIMES FUNERAL CHAPELS of Kerrville.
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Parents:
Robert H Meisinger (1892 - 1927)
Sophie Margareta Cordes Roberson (1893 - 1980)
Spouse:
Kenneth M Manifold (1916 - 1995)
Inscription:
Beloved Mother
& Grandmother
Burial:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio
Bexar County
Texas, USA
Plot: Section 13 Site 257
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Record added: Jul 05, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 72733063 [2]
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The Duttons of New England
1923 - 2004 (80 years)
Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.
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MANIFOLD, Kenneth M
