06/22/1969
Kathryn Ann (Speed) Betterton was born September 22, 1932, in Des Moines, the daughter of William and Anne McNeish Speed.
She was a graduate of Knoxville High School and Northern
Iowa University holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Iowa.
She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Speed of Knoxville and a brother Robert Speed of Des Moines. Dr. and Mrs. William F. Betterton of Carbondale, IL, and former Knoxville residents died from injuries suffered from an auto accident caused by a tornado near Farmington, MO.
He was an associate professor of music at Southern Illinois University and she taught in Herrin (Ill.) public schools in the music department.
William “Bill” Fred Betterton was born May 31, 1928, in Westmont, Ill., the son of Tom and Mary W. Leair Betterton.
He attended Knoxville High School graduating with the class of 1946. Bill graduated from the University of Iowa with a doctorate degree in music after serving in the military. He served at General McArthur’s headquarters in the band. Bill was in
the occupation forces, in Korea for a year; all his service was spent in the band. He was a member of the Davenport Consistory of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, Kaaba Temple of Davenport.
He is survived by his father, Tom Betterton of Knoxville, and two sisters Mary Lou Betterton of Des Moines and Mrs. Wilma Baukeloo of Columbus, Ohio.
William Fred Betterton was married to Kathryn Ann Speed, daughter of M/M William Speed of Knoxville, on June 11, 1955.
They were members of the Christian Church. She was also a teacher. Bill and Kathryn were killed in an automobile accident on June 22, 1969, near Doe Run, Missouri.
At the time of his death, he was an associate professor at the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale.
They are buried in Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville.