BETTY'S OBITUARY
Betty Mickey Herreon was born in Elgin, Illinois on June 18, 1926 & died of an apparent heart
attack on January 23, 2016. Betty was the first of seven children born to Robert C. Mickey and
Esther A. Russell Mickey. She is survived by her husband Robert H. Herron, her daughters Meg
Barton and Elizabeth Herron, son in law Warren Christensen and her Grandchildren Heather
Barton, Zachary, Alec and Nick Christensen, and one sister, Mary Johnson.
Betty grew up on a dairy farm near Belvidere, Illinois. She saved enough money to pay for her
own education at the University of Illinois where she received her bachelor's degree in Home
Economics. She worked as a teacher, tax collector and real estate agent. Betty was always a
strident advocate for women's rights, and a devoted member of the Unitarian Universalist church
while being a loving wife, mother and excellent homemaker. She was active in Planned
Parenthood, and she was president and secretary of the League of Women's Voters for many
years.
Betty had an adventurous spirit, she and her husband Bob traveled all over the world, skied in
Europe and many places in the United States and Canada, she also sailed in the Caribbean, and
up and down the eastern seaboard with her husband and good friends.
Betty Herron loved music; she played the piano and studied voice. Sewing was her artistic
expression. She was a gifted seamstress and sewed beautiful clothes for herself and her
daughters. Later in life she took up quilting and she designed and meticulously hand crafted
imaginative quilts, and knitted lovely sweaters and other apparel.
She gave the world her intellect, quiet competence, sharp insights, buoyant spirit and joyous
loving heart. A celebration of Betty's life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Centre County on March 12th at 2:00 PM. Instead of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to
the UUFCC, 780 Waupelani Dr. Extension, State College, PA 16801.