Betty Ann Colclasure went to our Lord Jesus Christ on July 30, 2024, at the age of eighty-one.She was born May 10, 1943, to William and Wilma Laughlin, on the family farm near Rinard, Illinois. She was the youngest of five children. She attended and graduated from Flora High School in 1961. Betty married Tom Colclasure from Clay City, Illinois on August 26, 1961, and moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, supporting Tom who served in the United States Navy. Betty and Tom soon welcomed the first of two daughters, Pamela Ann, in Montrose, Colorado in 1963. They then moved to Long Beach, California where their second daughter, Amy Alice, was born in 1964. Betty and Tom eventually moved back to Illinois settling in Mattoon and putting down roots. Betty worked at Kraft Foods in Mattoon and attended Mattoon First United Methodist Church.Betty is preceded in death by her parents William and Wilma Laughlin; her husband of nearly 50 years, Tom; sister Rosie Bonan; brothers Willie and George Laughl

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