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Betty J. Sousa, age 95, formerly of Greenville and Coral, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Metron of Cedar Springs. The daughter of Byron LeRoy & Ethel (Albright) Boyd, she was born on June 27, 1922 in Butler, Indiana.
Betty had owned and operated her own dry cleaning business in Indiana, worked as head cook at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, had briefly co-owned a restaurant in Rogers Heights, and had been administrator of the old County Farm outside of Greenville.
In 1972 she married Curtis E. "Sarge" Sousa and together they enjoyed forty years of marriage until Curtis passed away on May 25, 2012. Betty had been a member of Greenville Community Church, Trufant Chapter No. 383 of the Order of the Eastern Star, and supported many other community organizations that her late husband was a member of by volunteering her time with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masonic Lodges in Trufant and Greenville, and the Saladin Shriner's. She enjoyed participating in the Bible study group at Friendship House when she and Curtis made their home there.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne "Butch" Wilcox; a brother, Ronald Boyd; a step-daughter, Kimberly Woodson; and a step-great grandson, Hunter Sousa. Surviving are her daughter, Judy & Steve McIntyre of Sand Lake; a daughter-in-law, Muriel Wilcox; three grandsons, Douglas McIntyre, Robert & Cindy Wilcox, and Jerry & Casey Wilcox; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; two step-sons, Doug Sousa of Ionia, and Keith & Mary Sousa; and four step-grandchildren.
Graveside services are at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017 at Coral Cemetery with Pastor Madelyn Thompson of Maple Valley Community Church officiating and committal rites conducted by the Trufant Chapter No. 383 Order of the Eastern Star. Honoring her wishes, cremation has taken place.
To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Betty's online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.ChristiansenCares.com Arrangements were entrusted to Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville.
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Bill & I enjoyed our years of friendship with Betty & Sarge Sousa and their young neighbor, Joe McNamara, at the Lakeview Wellness Center’s pool-walking for several years, Sarge and Betty were kind enough to invite us to the Masonic Home in Alma for a special luncheon which was very impressive. We so enjoyed their friendship. May they both rest in peace.