Betty Lou (Foster) Rosson, of Kellyville, died Monday, June 19, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of 79. Betty was born Feb. 17, 1927 in Inverness, Miss. to Richard Luther and Bettie Ann (Upchurch) Foster. She was one of nine children.

Betty Lou was a remarkable woman who loved life and God. She met her one and only love and soul mate, Onia Rosson through a sister who was writing to a man from Oklahoma who was in the service and joking, she and another sister remarked, “See if he has a buddy,” which he did, two. From there life began for six people.

Later they were all married and raised a great multitude of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

After marrying Onia Rosson April 6, 1946 in Isola, Miss. and living in Oklahoma, Mississippi and New Orleans for 17 years, they returned to Oklahoma to Kellyville, where they lived and fulfilled a wonderful life together until 19 years ago, when on June 18, 1987 when Onia went to be with the Lord.

Betty is survived by her eight children, daughters Ann and husband Tim Cughan, of Deltona, Fla., Deborah and husband Mike Doherty, of Bartlesville, Susan and husband Marshall Crone, of Sapulpa, sons Onia Jr. and wife Debbie Rosson, of Tulsa, Wayne Rosson, of Sapulpa, Clifford and wife Patsy Rosson, Dale and wife Theresa Rosson, Bobby and wife Tammy Rosson, all of Kellyville, and a ninth child, inherited daughter Stacy Kellogg, of Tulsa. She had 32 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren and two more coming.

She was a lady who loved people. Just ask the girls at the bank. Her hobbies were sewing, crocheting and cooking for large groups, while collecting dolls and a passion for singing in the choir at church. She did not have a home church. She just loved to worship God.

Betty was nurse at Bartlett Hospital, and later she went on to work at Pleasant Manor as a med nurse.

Betty was preceded in death by husband Onia Rosson and two grandchildren, Melanie Kaye Rosson and Steven Case.

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2006 at Westside Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Preach McGuire and the Rev. Brian Henderson officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Cemetery in Kellyville.

Pallbearers will be grandsons Clifford Rosson Jr., Timmy Hoppe, Scottie Rosson, Mark Rosson, Jacob Rosson, Christopher Doherty and Michael Crone.

Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons Shawn Crone (who is serving in Iraq), Daniel Crone, David Hoppe, Alex Rosson, Onia Lane Rosson, Jeremiah, Jonathan “Charlie,” Joshua Rosson, Thomas Case, Joshua Doherty and Nick Kellogg.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Smith Funeral Home.

The family will headquarter at Mamma’s house on Heyburn Lake.

Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.