ng and quilting. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was a church Circle Bible study leader for 40 years and Bethel teacher. Betty is survived by her two sons, Dan (Jennie) Thomas of Hastings, MN and Jim Thomas (special friend, Shannon Lamb) of Evansville, IN; two grandchildren, Lori Thomas of Cambridge, MA and Joel Thomas of Hastings, MN; a brother, Danny Spilman of Rockwell; a sister-in-law, Phyllis "Till" Spilman of Clear Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill, July 20, 1998; brothers, Dale, Orville "Fritz", Sam, and Wayne "Shorty" Spilman; and two sisters, Helen "Sis" Duregger and Thelma Duregger.