June 04, 1925 - July 09, 2018
Bettie Marie Robbins Obituary
(Age 93)
Bettie M. Robbins passed away July 9, 2018 at Sunshine Gardens in Spokane, WA. She was born on June 4, 1925 in Spokane, WA to Ben and Rita Chittenden. Bettie was raised in North Central Spokane. She went to Emerson grade school; she had a working father and a stay at home mom who had her and her brothers lunch ready three blocks away every day. She quit school in the 10th grade in search of a working career. Bettie was married twice but she raised her son by herself with little help from either marriage. She has spent 90 years of her life in Spokane and briefly lived in Bremerton and Seattle. She settled down at the Crescent Cleaners, working 37 years there; she worked until she was 73 years old. Her hobby was house cleaning. She and her son joked that she had the fastest rag in the West. She also knitted rugs. Bettie was a unique person, always thinking of others.
Bettie?s only survivor is her son, Gary L. Robbins. She lost her brother, Ben Chittenden, to suicide in ?71. She lost her father in ?76, her mother in ?92, a two-year-old son, and both husbands, Frank Robbins in ?99 and Pete Lewis in ?74. She is also preceded in death by her aunts and uncles, Herb, Elenor, George and Ruby.
Viewing will be held on Monday, July 16th from 10am ? 5pm and on Tuesday, July 17th from 8am ? 5pm at Heritage Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 18th at 1pm at Heritage Funeral Home followed by a graveside service at Riverside Memorial Park.