May 22, 1933 - Jul. 27, 2017
Date of Service: Aug. 10, 2017
Betty Martin Warr
OAKLEY – Betty Martin Warr, age 84, of Oakley, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at her daughter's home in American Fork, Utah.
Betty was born May 22, 1933, in Oakley, Idaho to Thurman S. and Zealanda Adams Martin. She attended Oakley schools and graduated from Oakley High School in 1951. She married Keith Warr on Oct. 5, 1961, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They had two children, Martin Warr and Leslee Warr.
Betty served a mission in Auckland, New Zealand for two years and developed a great love for the people in that part of the world. It was there that she met her lifelong friend, Jan Garrett Critchfield. Betty loved the Oakley valley and spent her life there with the exception of the past two years that she spent with Leslee in American Fork, Utah. She and Keith spent their life farming, ranching, and raising their family. She also worked as a custodian for the LDS church. She was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the Primary Presidency, Young Women's, Relief Society, Girls Camp Director and numerous other callings. She served as a Temple Ordinance Worker in the Boise Idaho Temple for 10 years. She loved spending time with her family, serving in the church, and being a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization. She was a board member of the Oakley Historical Society and volunteered in the Oakley Museum.
She is survived by her son, Martin Warr and daughter-in-law, Mollyann Warr of Galax, VA., daughter Leslee Warr of American Fork, Utah; her four grandchildren, Jordon (Kathryn) Warr, Jessica Warr, Jake (Jessilyn) Warr, Jaxon (Annie) Warr, five great-grandchildren; and her sister, Carol (Ronald) Bench.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Warr; parents, Thurman and Zealanda Martin; her brothers, Thurman “Junior” Martin, and Jack Martin; and her grandson, Jace Warr Barton.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday August 10, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Oakley Stake Center, 355 N. Center Ave., in Oakley, with Bishop Kevin Morrison officiating. Burial will follow in the Basin Cemetery.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 9th, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.
