Betty Jean, daughter of Dorothy (Kraft) Otte was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 12, 1935. She passed away at the Alva Share Medical Center on the 2nd of September at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 21 days.

She attended the McKiever Rural School.

On October 15, 1950, she was married to Mart Thomas Province in Cherokee, Oklahoma. To their marriage six children were born. Following their marriage they made their home in Alva, where she worked as a custodian at the Junior High School for many years.

Betty enjoyed traveling, embroidery, spending time with her family and going to garage sales. She spent a lot of quality time with her dog Bear.

She was preceded in death by her husband Mart, a son, Marvin Ray, a grandson Thomas Michael, a great granddaughter, Laney Cay Broomfield; and her mother Dorothy Otte.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Carolyn and her husband Kenny King; four sons, Mack, Mike, Mark and Mickey and his wife Penny, twelve grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and one on the way, two great-great- grandchildren, a sister and her husband, Diana and Darrell Jansen, a brother and his wife, Ernest and Verlinda Otte, a sister-in-law and her husband, Wilma and Bryce Adair, her beloved dog Bear, several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Alva Moose Lodge or the American Red Cross.