Betty Lou Howell (Gillam)

Betty Lou Howell (Gillam) age 83, of Festus, passed away on October 08, 2022 in Festus. She was born on September 14, 1939, in St. Louis.

Betty was a retired mapper for the Jefferson County Assessor and real estate appraiser for the Missouri Department of Transportation. She was a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, member of Missouri Appraiser Advisory Council, and former President of Hillsboro R-3 PTA.

She is survived by her children, Mark Wiley (Debra) of Hillsboro, David Wiley (Keena) of Hillsboro, daughter, Mary Beth Stanfield (Terry) of Hillsboro; her grandchildren, Lee (Caitlin) Wiley of Arnold, Matthew Wiley of Cedar Hill, Michele (Ryan) Wilson of Hillsboro, Brandon (Kelly) Koogler of St. Louis, Amber Wiley-Brown of Pittsburgh, PA, Breana Wiley of Hillsboro, Daniele Wiley of Albuquerque, NM, Faith Smith-Hynes of Hillsboro, Sarah Smith-Hynes of Hillsboro and Brendan Smith-Hynes. She is also survived by 17 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Rondell E. Howell and great granddaughter Alexa Wiley; her father Alvie Jule Gillam, Sr. and mother Violet Grace (Wilson) Gillam, brothers Edgar Glenn Gillam and Alvie Jule Gillam, Jr., and a sister, Ida Marie Gillam.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2022, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the DeSoto Community Center, 400 Boyd St. in DeSoto. Burial of Cremains will follow at Redbud Cemetery in Potosi.

Memorials may be made to any Animal Rescue Organization.

A service of Robert D. Brown Funeral Home, Hillsboro.