Betty Jean Briggs of Seward, Nebraska was born on January 15, 1932, in Central City, Nebraska to Owen Elbert and Bessie Marie (Nelson) Bean and passed away peacefully in Seward, Nebraska with family at her side on February 13, 2020, at the age of 88 years, 29 days.

Betty was a 1950 graduate of Seward High School.  On July 24, 1950, she was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Donald Richard "Dick" Briggs at the Methodist Church in Seward, Nebraska and their union was blessed with two daughters, Charisse "Chari" and Terry.  Betty was a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  Her family was the center of her world whom she loved and was loved dearly by them.  Preparing Sunday suppers and holiday meals were her favorites and these traditions will long be cherished by those who were blessed by her cooking talents and generous hospitality.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Owen and Bessie Bean; her husband, Dick Briggs in 1994; her sisters, Mildred Rublee and Dorothy Rohlfs; brothers, Elmer Bean and Art Bean; granddaughter Nicole Petersen.

Betty is survived by her two daughters and their spouses, Chari LeMasters and her husband, Dale, Terry Petersen and her husband Greg; six grandchildren and their spouses, Melissa LeMasters Lardi and her husband Bill, Robb LeMasters and his wife Rachael, Alison LeMasters Barad and her husband Jon, Melanie Petersen Forehan-Kelly and husband Ryan, Megan Petersen Carpenter and her husband Scott, Marissa Petersen Patton and her husband David; thirteen great-grandchildren, Connor and Sarah Lardi, Nate and Sloane LeMasters, Max and Spencer Barad, Jalen, Sydney and Jaxen Forehan-Kelly, Keenan and Caverly Carpenter, Marlowe Betty and Dempsey Patton; sister, June Plessel; nieces and nephews and extended Briggs family members.