Elizabeth Lula Rose "Betty" Straub, 79, died May 7, 2012 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1932 at Coodys Bluff, Oklahoma, the daughter of Victor and Goldia (Adamson) Coker. She was a graduate of Claflin High School. She married Robert F. Hickey November 24, 1952 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died April 8, 1972. She then married Walter Joseph Straub May 31, 1974 at Hoisington. He died January 19, 2011. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Straub was a homemaker. Mrs. Straub was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church and the Altar Society, Great Bend. Survivors include three daughters: Donna Leger and her husband Mike, Humble, Texas; Beverly Corkill and her husband Clyde, Lawrence, Kansas; and Linda Hart and her husband Brad, Lenexa, Kansas; two sons: Ron Straub and his wife Kathy, Great Bend; and Larry Straub and his wife Julie, Salina, Kansas; two sisters: Delores Rouse, Great Bend; and Shirley Foos, Talequah, Oklahoma; eight grandchildren: Jessica Barr, Audrey Corkill, Kristy Straub, Darren Straub, Hillary Straub, Brantley Straub, David Hart, and Jeffrey Hart; and three great-grandchildren: Markail Dew, Baze Hogan, and Vivian Elizabeth Barr. She was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Coker; and one sister, Gene Simmons. Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m. and vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 11, 2012 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday at St. John Catholic Cemetery, Hoisington. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Barton County Food Bank or American Diabetes Association or ElderCare, in care of the funeral home.