1924 ~ 2018
Betty Loraine Ford Kearl was reunited with her sweetheart on July 3, 2018. She was a woman of great faith, unfailing love and endless generosity. Born June 23,1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harlan Columbus Ford and Anna Marie Giles, Betty married Clayton James Kearl on May 12, 1944 in the Salt Lake Temple while Jim was on leave from the Navy.
Betty is survived and her memory cherished by her seven children Susan (Robert) Sorensen, Clayton (Marcia) Kearl, Aland (Janis) Kearl, Marianne (Wayne) Samuelson, Bonnie (Robert) Tingey, Barbara (Douglas) Brown, Thomas (Nanette) Kearl; 32 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; and brother David (Kenna Rae) Ford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, parents, two sisters, one brother, three grandchildren, and daughter-in-law Nita Kearl. Betty was loved and adored by all who knew her.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at noon in the Belvedere Ward Building, 607 E Downington Ave. following a viewing at 10:30 AM. An evening viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 10, from 6 - 8 PM in the same building. Interment will be at Mountain View Memorial Cemetery, 3115 E Bengal Blvd, Cottonwood Heights, Utah.