Betty Lou Skillett age 83, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Hays Medical Center.
She was born August 12, 1941, in LaCrosse, Kansas to Charles J. and Elizabeth S. (Hladik) Oborny. She married Donald G. Skillett on February 8, 1967, at Raton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on June 27, 2007.
Betty was a homemaker, and was clerk at K-Mart and Walmart both in Hays. She grew up in LaCrosse, Kansas, was a 1959 graduate of LaCrosse High School, and a former member of Holy Trinity Church in Timken, Kansas. Betty enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening, baking, her family, and grandchildren.
Betty is survived by her children, Kelly Skillett and wife, Linda, Tryon, NC; Karen Skillett, Hays, KS; Karla Ferdig and husband, Leonard, Beverly Hills, FL; her step-daughters, Susan Davis and husband, Bruce, McCracken, KS; Cheryl Skillett-Christenson
and husband, Chris, Lewistown, MT; her eight grandchildren; and her nine step-grandchildren; her four step-great grandchildren; and one step-great great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles J, and Elizabeth S. Oborny; her husband, Donald G. Skillett; her grandson, Tyler Wade Skillett; her brothers, John Oborny; Charles Oborny; Leonard Oborny; Larry Oborny; Louis Oborny; her sisters, Mary Ann Nather; and Agnes Pechanec.
A Celebration of Life Service is at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 30, 2025, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays with Pastor Cana Moore Officiating. The burial will be in Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hays, Kansas.
The Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. Friday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials made payable to: Hays Medical Center Foundation/ The DeBakey Heart Institute-Hays Med in care of Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.
Condolences can be emailed to [email protected] or left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com