Betty Jean Mabe, 85, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Smithville, Mo., passed away on January 4, 2018, at the Benton House of Staley Hills.

Betty was born on August 2, 1932, in Breckenridge, Mo., Daviess County, to Glenn Elwood and Faye Elizabeth (McCrary) Baker. She graduated from the J.C. Penney High School, Hamilton, Mo., in 1951. She worked and retired from the city of Independence, Mo., as the billing clerk. Betty attended the United Methodist Church, Smithville, on occasion and was a member of a Lunch Club, Book Club, and a Bunco Club all in Smithville.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, William Albert Mabe, in 2004. She and her husband were married on January 5, 1952.

Survivors: Son, Mark (Janann) Mabe, Smithville; and their daughter, Danielle Faye Samuels (Clint), Overland Park, Kansas; and great-granddaughter, Parker Grace Samuels; Daughter, Kim Rolek (John), Kansas City, Mo., and their daughter, Molly Rolek; and brother-Jim (Linda) Baker, Hamilton, Mo.

Graveside Service & Interment: Monday, January 8, 2018, at noon, at the Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

Arrangements: Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.