Obituary of Betty Anne Emery

Betty Anne (Helmer) Emery passed away May 28, 2016 in Banning, CA, due to Cancer and Diabetes. She now joyfully is with our Lord, free and at peace. Betty was born in Van Nuys, CA on February 3, 1942 to Athel George Helmer and Lila Lee Mc Mullin. Her family moved to Blythe, CA when she was very young. At the age of 16 she married her sweetheart, James Walker Emery who was also from Blythe. Soon after they married, they moved to Beaumont, CA and then on to Santa Barbara, CA where they finished raising their two sons, Joseph and James. They lived in Santa Barbara for 10 years of their 57-year marriage. Betty and James eventually made their way back to Beaumont, CA where she enjoyed life with her husband, family, and friends. She enjoyed camping, making ceramics, needle point, crocheting, and was an amazing cook and candy maker. Betty is survived by her beloved husband James; brother, Joseph Helmer, wife and family; sons, Joseph and James, their wives and families; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, cousins, and dear friends. We will all greatly miss her love, her smile, her laughter, everything about her. Memorial Services will be held by Betty’s youngest son, James E. Emery, on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Oasis Church: 635 Viele Ave. Beaumont, CA. 92223. A Private inurnment will take place at Stewart Sunnyslope Cemetery in Beaumont, CA