Major Bettie A. Cedervall, age 39 years, of Jefferson City, Mo. passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at her home.

Bettie was born on August 25, 1973 in Dover, Ohio a daughter of William Harry and Susan Steeley Butler.  She was married on June 4, 1993 in Cambridge, Ohio to Kevin Cedervall.  

Bettie was a 1991 graduate of Dover High School in Dover, Ohio.  She later attended Malone College in Canton, Ohio and Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois studying practical ministries.

Bettie and her husband served as The Salvation Army Corps Officers as Majors in Jefferson City for the past year.  She was a very caring person and loved to be around people.  That showed during the many hours she spent helping people through her ministry.  Kevin and she were stationed at several Salvation Army appointments throughout the Midwest including: Quincy, Illinois; Coffeyville, Kansas; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

She was very creative, enjoying all crafts, especially scrapbooking and crocheting.

Survivors include: her husband, Major Kevin Cedervall; two children, Christina Cedervall and Johnathan Cedervall, both of the home; her parents, Harry and Susan Butler of Dover, Ohio; one sister, Becky Marsh and her husband Greg of Dover, Ohio; her father-in-law, David Cedervall of Asbury Park, New Jersey; and four nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Rose Cedervall.

Visitation will be held at Freeman Mortuary from 5:00 until 7:00 pm Friday, September, 14, 2012.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am Saturday, September 15, 2012 in the Freeman Chapel. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to The Salvation Army Overseas Adoption Program.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.