Anita Louise Bettencourt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Memorial services for Anita Louise Bettencourt will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery at Elgin, Oklahoma, with Chaplain Dan Capri officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka, LLC. Anita Louise Bettencourt, daughter of the late Floyd Franklin and Madena (Zook) Spears, was born March 29, 2035, and passed away December 19, 2016, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years, 8 months, and 20 days. Anita graduated from Waynoka High School, attended and graduated from NWOSU receiving an associates degree. On February 28, 1964, she was united in marriage to John Joseph Bettencourt. After John’s retirement from the United States Air Force in 1975, they moved to Waynoka to make their home. She worked at the E.P. Clapper Hospital for a time, then for the City of Waynoka until her retirement. Anita was a very active lady. She liked to knit, crochet, and sew. She also loved tending to her garden. Anita was a member of the Church of God in Waynoka, the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, and the Republican National Committee. Anita had a kind heart and would regularly make monetary contributions to Habitat for Humanity, the Regional Food Bank, the City Rescue Mission, Toys for Tots, and the Salvation Army. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John; and one sister, Estella Dickerson. Anita is survived by one son, John Joseph Bettencourt, Jr. and wife, Kenia, of Oklahoma City; five grandchildren, Kristopher Alleman, Khrishtina Alleman, John Bettencourt III, Jacob Bettencourt, and Evelyn Bettencourt; other relatives and friends.

Anita Louise Bettencourt

March 29, 1935 - December 19, 2016