Betty Ruth Lowe, age 99, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2026, at The Laurel at Norterre, in Liberty, Missouri.
She was born on May 5, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Ira and Esther Thomas, at her grandmother’s home on Independence Avenue.
She spent most of her formative years in Pond Creek and Lamont, Oklahoma, before moving back to the Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City and graduating from Northeast High School.
During World War II, Betty worked at the Lake City Ammunition Plant. Later, Betty worked as a Key Punch Operator for Westinghouse in Kansas City. She enjoyed playing card games with her family, listening to country music, and was rarely far from a freshly poured cup of coffee. She had an eye for a good bargain and loved fried green tomatoes. She enjoyed gardening and researching family ancestry. Betty also had a great sense of humor.
She married Delois (Dee) B. Lowe in 1966, and they shared 42 years of marriage.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dee, her parents, her baby brother, Carlos Alvan Thomas; her younger brother, Tommy Thomas; her sons, John B. Dean III and Ira Daniel Dean; and her grandson, Thomas Vernon Dean.
Betty is survived by her daughters, Donna Lee Clauder (Max) and Janet Dean, both of Independence; 12 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at Lamont Cemetery in Lamont, Oklahoma, on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
The family welcomes prayers in her memory.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home Grain Valley, MO 64029 816-847-4441