Elizabeth Ann Parham

1924 - 2016  (91 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Ann Parham  [1]
  Birth	27 Oct 1924	Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 May 2016	Elkton, Huron County, Michigan
  Notes	Volume 10, September 1, 1947 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast reported that Mrs. Elizabeth Southworth had graduated from the University of Michigan Nursing School. She married second Wallace Richard SCOTT, born 21 May 1924 in Beloit, Wisconsin, and a veteran of World War II. They were married 27 May 2000 in Caseville, Michigan. Elizabeth "Bette" Southworth Scott, age 91 of Elkton died Friday morning, May 6, at her home. She was born October 27, 1924 at the home of her grandparents in Burr Oak, MI to the late Leon and Dot Parham. She lived in Madison WI and Grand Rapids, before relocating to Three Rivers to complete her senior year of high school in 1942. In February of 1944, she joined the U of M Cadet Nurse Corps; her last 6 months were completed at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, MO. While there, she and Don Southworth, whom she met at U of M were married at the Chaplain's home on January 4, 1947. Don preceded her in death in 1982 after a long bout with lymphoma. Bette received her RN degree at U of M in February of 1947 and followed her passion for helping others. She was employed for 15 years at Hubbard Hospital, Bad Axe. She remained in the nursing field in several doctors' offices until reluctantly retiring on January 1, 1990. She continued her care for others by volunteering with hospice, a grief support group, and Huron Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of Elkton United Methodist Church, Elkton Women's Civic Club and Elkton OES #431. She also enjoyed traveling, including to Egypt, Brazil and throughout Europe. On May 27, 2000, she married Wallace Scott in Caseville. They had met in high school so many years ago and rekindled their relationship. Surviving are her husband, "Scotty"; five children, Michael (Kathryn) Southworth of Elkton, Cheryl (Robert Halyburton) Southworth of Fort Mill, SC, Charles (Suzanne) Southworth of Gaffney, SC, Nance (Ed Loughman) Southworth of Myrtle Beach, SC and Dale Southworth of Grand Rapids; grandchildren, Sean (Debi) Southworth, Brad (Ann) Southworth, Kristin (Paul) Hartsaw, Kelly Southworth, Kameron (Teri) Southworth, Rachel Howell, Abigail Southworth, Josiah (Karissa) Southworth, Charity Southworth and Janet Armstrong; great grandchildren, John, William, Caroline, Maggie, Noah, Lauren, Chloe, Madelane, Warren, Cheyenne, Claudia and Brady. Also, surviving are step-children, John (Carol) Scott, Pam (Roy) Hall and Patricia Scott; five step grandchildren; six step great grandchildren and her sister, Barbara Hughey. Preceding her in death was a son, Kerry Southworth in 1999. A final act that shows her giving spirit, Bette has donated her body to the U of M Medical School. A memorial service will take place later this summer. In keeping with Bette's wishes and her giving nature, donations are requested in lieu of flowers to The Elkton United Methodist Church, The University of Michigan Medical School, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Copied from "Striffler Family Group" page on Facebook.
  Person ID	I29650	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2023

  
  

  Marriage	Bef 1973
  Family ID	F9813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald Lee Southworth,   b. 9 Aug 1923, Dinuba, Tulare County, California d. 1 May 1982, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1947	St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Michael Lee Southworth,   b. 2 Oct 1947, Elkton, Huron County, Michigan d. 14 Mar 2022, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 74 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Kerry James Southworth,   b. 24 Apr 1956, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan d. 6 Feb 1999, Caseville, Huron County, Michigan (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F9555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Oct 1924 - Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Death - 6 May 2016 - Elkton, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1311] Staton, Donald and Burdsall, Fran Orr "Striffler Census" Prepared for the August 2012 Striffler/Zinnecker Reunion. [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 10, September 1, 1947, showed marriage location as in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan (Reliability: 3).