Betty Lou Lovato

Betty Lou Lovato, 63, of Mountainair, NM, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2005 in Albuquerque, NM with her loving family beside her. Betty Lou was born March 15, 1942 in Morenci, AZ to Alfred and Maude (Medders) Anderson. She and her children moved to Mountainair in 1973. Sons, Martin Jr. and his wife Mary Lovato of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, Alfred and his wife Maria Elena Lovato of Rincon, NM, and David and his wife Irene Lovato of Greeley, CO; daughters, Marla Lovato and Mike Hedrick of Mountainair, NM, Barbara and her husband Jeffrey Kitts of Las Vegas, NM, Christine and her husband Sammy Chavez of Belen, NM, Debra and her husband Ernie Lopez of Mountainair, NM, Patsy and her husband Brian Wilson of Albuquerque, NM, and Berna J. Lovato of Belen, NM; brother Andy Anderson and sisters, Kay Barnett and Ileen Perrot; and 23 ½ grandchildren survive Betty. Betty will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and friend and will be missed by all that knew and loved her. Betty will lie-in-state at the Harris-Hanlon Chapel in Mountainair, NM on Monday, September 26, 2005 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Funeral Services will follow at 10:00 AM. Pallbearers will be Martin Lovato III, Patrick Riley, Matthew Lovato, Samson Chavez, Vincent Lopez, Gerard Lopez, Jagg Lovato, Larisa Lovato, and DeAndre Daffin. Honorary pallbearers will be all other grandchildren. Interment will take place at the Mountainair Cemetery in Mountainair, NM