Betty Ann Postlethwaite, 96, died March 12, 2016, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 9, 1919, in Jewell, she was the daughter of John L. and Lillian (Robinson) Postlethwaite Sr. She was a 1937 graduate of Harrison High School in Harrison, Ark., and attended two years of business school at Richmond, Va. Moving to Great Bend in the 1940's, she began work for attorney Herb Dietz and Shell Oil Company. In 1959, she moved to Denver as a lease records analyst until retiring in 1974. She soon found herself working as manager of lease records for George Anderman and Dona Mohan at Anderman Oil Company, until finally retiring in 1989. She was an avid gardener, known for her beautiful roses. Following retirement, Miss Postlethwaite worked in data entry for the Arthritis Foundation. She returned to Great Bend in 2007 to be near family.

Survivors include a niece, Linda Kimball of Great Bend; and many other nieces and nephews in California and Colorado. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry Postlethwaite, and Johnny Postlethwaite; and a sister, Louise Kimball.