- Date Of Birth: December 17, 1927
- Date Of Death: February 9, 2020
- State: California
EXETER. It is with deep sadness to announce the passing of Betty Jean (Hylton) Stearns. She left this world peacefully on February 9, 2020, into the loving arms of Jesus. She was 92 years old. Betty was born to Walter and Mary (Pugh) Hylton in Fullerton, CA. She was the youngest, by seven years, of Walter and Mary’s seven children.
Before Stanley moved his family to the Central Valley of Caifornia, Betty was a stay-at-home mom and busy farmer’s wife. She was an avid cook and loved to bake, can fruit, freeze vegetables from her garden, make her own soap, and sew her daughters’ dresses.
In 1965, the family moved to a 50-acre citrus ranch between Lindsay and Exeter. She started working for Exeter Elementary School District as a teacher’s aide in 1966. In 1967 she became the secretary to the plant manager at General Cable Corporation in Lindsay.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Stanley, her three brothers, and three sisters. She is survived by three children: son, Charles (Patty) Stearns, daughters, Peggy (Arthur) Escobedo and Sheila (Joe) Gonzales. Her six grandchildren: Jennie (Dane) Clacken, Kristie Gonzales, Sarah (Raul) Tarin, Joshua (Yolanda) Escobedo, Joyce Escobedo, and Sierra Stearns. And four great grandchildren: Isabella Clacken, Matthew Tarin, Salvador Tarin, and Vidalia Escobedo.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for the excellent care Betty received at Manor House (Exeter), Glory Days Memory Care (Visalia), and Magnolia Park (Visalia).
