Carol A. Taft-Betts Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Carol A. Taft-Betts of Minonk, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 87, on January 28, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Norman W. Hamilton and Alice Caroline Hamilton (Burtsfield); her former husband Lawrence Taft; her husband George Betts; and her siblings, Mary, David and Daniel.
She is survived by: her siblings, Linda Harsha (Chuck) of Normal, IL and George Hamilton (Gale) of Peoria, IL; her children, Michael Taft (Linda) of East Peoria, IL, Rebecca Taft of Smithville, TX, Caroline Blain (Carl) of East Peoria, IL and Jennifer Taft-Schmitt (Keith) of Leroy, IL; and her grandchildren, Stephanie Kurlind (Brad) of Pekin, IL, Stephen Taft of East Peoria, IL, Cory Lewis of East Peoria, IL, Andrew Hill of East Peoria, IL, James B. Simpson, III of Houston, TX, Lawrence W. Simpson (Jamie) of Smithville, TX, Holly N. Hingar (Bryan) of Stephenson, VA, Meghan Mucciante (Chance) of Leroy, IL, Matthew Schmitt (Elizabeth) of Peoria, IL, Brianna Schmitt of Normal, IL and Brandon Schmitt of Normal, IL. She is also survived by numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
