Betty Lou (Mumby) Harp, 23 Apr 1956 - 14 Jan 2025

HARP, MUMBY, SMITH, FARREY, DAHARSH, SELK, BUNN, BENNINGTON

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 1/24/2025 at 14:45:35

Betty L. Harp, age 68, of Ladora, passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side, Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Funeral: 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2025, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Chaplain Rick Sparks officiating. Burial will be in the Ladora Cemetery. Memorials may be contributed to Camp Courageous or the Ladora Fire Department.

Betty is survived by her loving husband Tom of Ladora; her children, Brady (Tasha) Harp of Ladora, Branden (DeAnn) Harp of Mount Pleasant, Andrew (Heather) Harp of Marion, Kentucky and Yvette (David) Farrey of Rockford, Illinois; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Mary (Gary) Daharsh of Glen Elder, Kansas and Patti (Doug) Selk of Grinnell.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her son Kalen Harp, sister, Debbie Bunn and a niece Melinda Sue Bennington.

Betty Lou Mumby was born April 23, 1956, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd Keith and Charleen Smith Mumby. She graduated from HLV High School in 1974. Betty worked as a waitress at Dicky’s by Malcolm for several years, where she met Tom Harp. The couple got married June 24, 1988, on the family farm southwest of Ladora. They moved to Hennepin, Illinois for a short time before coming back to Ladora to raise their family on the family farm.

Betty was always very supportive of her husband Tom being a truck driver and taking care of the family farm, always helping out and being there for her children’s activities in any way she could. Betty was a 4-H leader for the Lincoln Loyal Leaders for several years. Betty and Lois Kovar purchased the Ladora Stora in 2014, working and enjoying the people who often came in the store. Betty especially loved everything horses, she farmed and made a strong bond with them. They raised draft and quarter horses, showing them and often spent time trail riding.

Betty was a member of the Ladora Saddle Club and the Mid-Iowa Driving Club. Her and Tom’s world revolved around their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they cherished all the time spent with them.

Published in The Hometown Current on January 22, 2025.