Monk, Beti 

KILGORE -- Services for Beti Monk, 72, of Kilgore, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 
2006, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne McKay officiating. Mrs. Monk 
went to be with her Lord Saturday, June 3, 2006, at her home surrounded by her family. 
She was born November 29, 1933, in Mount Vernon, Texas. Beti was a graduate of Mount 
Pleasant High School. She was a homemaker and worked for Jack Anderson Co. for a while.
Mrs. Monk was the receptionist for Citizens Bank of Kilgore for 27 years and was known 
as "The Voice of Citizens Bank." She was a member of First Christian Church in Kilgore. 
Beti lived an extraordinary life in an ordinary way. Mrs. Monk is survived by two 
daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Paul Rominger of Farmersville, Texas, and Liz and 
Harry Metrik of Dallas; one son, Joe Monk of Tyler; a special friend, Atom Bergstrom 
of Kilgore; her mother, Rachel Carruth of Mount Vernon, Texas; a brother, Thomas 
Marion Carruth of Mount Vernon; a sister, Marilyn Smith of Mount Pleasant; three 
grandchildren, Summer and Rachel Rominger of Farmersville, and Lauren Metrik of 
Dallas; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Margaret's 
House, 1905 West Loop 281, Space 81, Longview, Texas 75604. Please leave online 
condolences at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 6/5/2006.