Betty Lorraine Low, 78, of Bayard, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at CommunityBibleChurchwith Pastor Brad Kihlthau officiating.  Interment will be in the BayardCemetery.  Friends may call at Bayard Memorial Chapel Tuesday between 1-8:00 p.m. and Wednesday between 9:00 a.m.- Noon.  Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.bbchapels.com.

     Betty was born March 13, 1934 inScottsbluff,NEto Jack and Rose (Burbach) Lockman.  She married Benny Low December 12, 1953 in the Minatare Church of Christ.  She lived in the valley all of her life.

     She is survived by her children Bennie Low, Kathy Low and Jacob Low all of Bayard, NE John (Tammy) Low, Holdredge, NE, Ivah (Dale) Onstott of Harrisburg, NE and daughter of the heart Tamara Lockman of Bayard, NE, grandchildren: Chris (Tausha) Low and Robert Low, Holdredge, NE, Jason Low, Bayard, NE, Joe (Rachel) Low of Mitchell, NE, Sgt. Sean Low, Fort Carson, CO, Joshua (Jess) Low, Minatare, NE, Levi Onstott and Travis Onstott, Harrisburg, NE grandchildren of the heart Adrian and Carlos Padilla, of Bayard, NE; great grandchildren: Derek Seaton and Brianna Low of Holdredge and Rosalie Low of Mitchell, NE.

     Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Joseph, brother LeeRoy and sister Irma.

Betty (Craton) Spain, 90, died Friday, September 21, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff.  A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 24, 2012 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Banner County with Pastor Sheila Taylor officiating.  Visitation will be held from 9-9:45 a.m. Monday, September 24, at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff with a procession to Pleasant Hill following.  Memorials may be made to Prairie Haven Hospice or to the donor’s choice.  Online condolences may be made by visiting www.jones-mortuary.com. 

 Betty and her twin sister, Dorothy, were born at home to John E. and Edna V. (Parks) Craton on Dec. 21, 1921.  Betty was christened Marguerite Elizabeth.  She was raised on the family farm close to LaGrange, WY and received her education there, graduating from LaGrange High School.

 Following high school she was employed as a secretary for the Veteran’s Administration in Cheyenne WY., where she met and married Merrill L. Kvaal in 1948.  They had one child, DeWayne Pat, before the marriage dissolved.  Later, she was an Administrative Secretary for the Lockheed Corporation in Calif.   Betty married Henry William Spain in Burbank, Calif in Nov. 1963.

 Betty and Hank traveled some in their RV after she retired from Lockheed, and then they moved to the Good Samaritan Village in Loveland, CO to be near her sister and husband, Lucy and Pat Bolin, who also resided there.  After her husband’s death, Betty moved to Golden Living in Scottsbluff to be near her nieces, nephews, and sisters in Gering and Kimball.

 Survivors include her sister, Francelia (Herbert) Johnson; nephews, R. Douglas Bolin, Roger. E. Johnson, and Richard K. Johnson; and nieces, Valetta Bolin (Melvin) Schneider and Peggy Warner (Glenn) Shorney.

 Preceding Betty in death were her parents; infant twin sister, Dorothy; husband, Hank; her son, DeWayne Pat Kvaal; sisters, Lucy E. Bolin and Mildred Mae Warner; and infant twin nieces.