Betty was born January 16, 1930 in Amarillo. She was the daughter of Ursula Mae Holt Bitting and William Leppeaux Bitting.
She graduated from Amarillo High School. She attended Amarillo College as well as West Texas State University where she received a bachelors in English with a minor in French at age 19. She married James O. Duniven, Jr. on October 14, 1949. She was retired from serving as a Deputy Clerk for the District Clerk Office of Potter County. Betty had been a member of the Redeemer Christian Church for decades. Betty was very adventurous from driving to Monterey, Mexico to flying with her husband to Alaska several times, once in a Cessna 170. She also white water rafted with family in Colorado. Betty enjoyed collecting antiques throughout her life and ended up with quite a collection. She was known as the “cat lady” for she loved all her cats. To her, all were darling and precious.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and two brothers, John David Bitting and William Leppeaux Bitting, Jr.
Survivors include a son Philip Duniven (Lisa), Cape Coral, Florida and a daughter Sally Duniven, Boulder, Colorado. She also leaves five grand-children, James Duniven (Kendi), Ferndale, WA, Aja Duniven, Golden, CO, David Duniven (Erin), Albuquerque, NM, Dustin Becker, Cape Coral, FL and Ashley Coleman (Jason), Meriden, KS and three great grand-children. She is also survived by her beloved kitty Puff Ann, who now lives with Aja.
Celebration of Life for Ms. Duniven will be scheduled at a later time.
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