Betty Jean Holt Littlefield

Mrs. Littlefield retired from the Intergovernmental Grants Department in Belleville, Illinois. She was a caregiver, dedicating much of her time to taking care of friends and family. She was a loving and caring woman who will be remembered for her patience; she will truly be missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur A. Sparn; her second husband, Eugene Littlefield; her parents, Henry “Harry” and Mary, nee Wilson, Holt; and a brother Kenneth Holt.

Surviving to cherish her memory are her children, Arthur W. (Connie) Sparn, Donna Poindexter, Patricia (Chuck “Mitch” Swan) Parnell, and Mary Kay (Clancy “CJ”) Norberg; her grandchildren, Jason, Bryan, Justin (Ashley), Kaitlyn, Brent, Courtney, and Steven; four great grandchildren, Blayni, Kannon, Dustin, Lyndsay; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorials are appreciated to the Highland “No Kill” Animal Shelter. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Funeral: Services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the funeral home with Rev. Charles West officiating. Interment will be held privately in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Illinois.