Betty Hutchens King passed away on Monday, August 19, 2013. She was born on September 19, 1928 in Springfield, Missouri, to C. Ted and Bess Hutchens. After graduating from The Gulfport Academy, in Gulfport, Mississippi, she attended the University of Arkansas as a freshman and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. When back in Springfield, Betty met Bill George King who had just returned from serving in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer in the pacific. They married on December 20, 1947, in the First and Calvary Presbyterian Church and raised two daughters in Springfield. Betty developed many interests and hobbies while making a home for the family including returning to Drury College night school to pursue her college degree. She loved cooking and developed a talent for baking sourdough bread. She furthered her interest in food and wine by going to several cooking schools, both in Springfield and France. Being curious, Betty loved to travel so she and Bill traveled extensively both throughout the U.S. and the world during their retirement years. Betty completed a master gardener course and thoroughly enjoyed her 3 acre yard which she planted and cared for with great joy, as she loved watching things grow. In addition to her husband Bill, Betty was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Lewis Gene Hutchens. Betty is survived by her two daughters, Tedda King and husband Philip Henley of N.Y., N.Y. and Juno Beach, FL.; Rebecca King Kelly and husband James M. Kelly of Springfield; one grandson, James Ryan Kelly and wife Anne Johnson Kelly of St. Louis, Mo.; one great-granddaughter, Katherine Tedda Kelly; her beloved first cousin, Virgil Anderson, Jr. and close friend Leslie Gritzmaker of Springfield; and nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to the entire staff at Maplewood and the Good Shepherd Hospice for their compassionate and loving care. Visitation will be from 4:30pm to 6:00pm, Friday, August 23, 2013 in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. Private committal service and burial. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Maplewood, 1146 E. Lakewood St., Springfield, Mo. 65810, as they have established The Betty H. King Music Fund for Maplewood residents in her memory.