Betty Mae Kinder/Clark, 85, of Santaquin, passed away peacefully from this life on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at her home, under the loving care of her children.
Betty Mae was born May 27, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Albert and Lella Moore. She was the youngest of eleven children. In her childhood she lived in Washington, Utah, Salt Lake and Midvale, depending on what her father was doing for work. She had fond memories of the swimming hole in St George to cool off in the summer heat.
Betty met her eternal companion, Gene Kinder, in Midvale on 1953. They were married on September 17, 1954 in Salt Lake. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on January 11, 1966 and they were together until Gene passed away in April 2000. For the early years of their life together they moved several times for Genes work. They lived in Salt lake, Arizona, Washington Utah, Provo, Orem, West Jordan, Springville and finally settled in American Fork in 1972. They were blessed with seven children. Their favorite past time was to get a burger and drive around the lake and traveling to all parts of Utah just for the ride.
In 2008 Betty married Jack Clark and they lived in Payson and Orem. After the passing of Jack Betty lived at the Seville in Orem and then in Santaquin to be closer to Wayne to help with her end of life care.
Betty was an accomplished poet. Winning several awards for her poems and stories. Even an award for one of her poems that she was flown to California to receive. She would always make her kids cry listening to old shep. She loved playing the guitar, singing, playing the piano and organ. She didn’t learn to play instruments by learning notes in a book she learned to play by ear. She would sing songs and play guitar at the Utah state fair. She loved drama and doing community plays. Her favorite role was when she played a nun from the Sound of Music in the Pleasant Grove City community play.
Betty loved liberty park and to play on the merry go round with her children. She also enjoyed water fights, playing tag and kickball with her kids and grandkids at Geneva park.
Betty loved Halloween and loved to dress up and make spook allies for her grand kids.
Betty served faithfully in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the primary, cub scouts, as the librarian and the chorister. Betty was also an ordinance worker at the Timpanogos Utah temple.
Betty was preceded in death by both of her parents and all 10 of her siblings. Both husbands Gene Kinder and Jack Clark. Two children Laurie Beardall and Kenny Kinder. Two grandchildren Heather Beardall and Duncan Erickson. Two great grandchildren Lincoln and Alexander Campbell. Survived by her children Gene (Lora) Kinder of Hurricane, Wayne (Raelyn) Kinder of Goshen, Randy (Linda) Kinder of Sandy, Ronnie Beardall of American Fork, Billy Kinder of Springville and Angela (Wade) Erickson of Casper, Wyoming; 29 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 2 great great grand children.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday May 12th, 2025, at the American Fork 15th ward chapel, 455 East 300 North, American Fork. A viewing will be held from 6-8:00 p.m., Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Anderson and Sons Mortuary, 49 East 100 North, American Fork, and 9:45-10:45 prior to the services at the church on Monday. Burial at the American Fork City Cemetery, 26 W 600 N St, American Fork, Utah will immediately follow the funeral service.