Betty Lou (Washburn) Shotts passed away 10:42 PM Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at Burnsides Community Health Center. The daughter of Fred A. Washburn and Helen Grace (Wells) Washburn, she was born July 4, 1940 at home in Marshall, IL. She was 78. She is survived by her husband, John Marshall Shotts Sr. who she married Aug. 8, 1958; a son, John Marshall Shotts II and a sister, Mary Ellen James of Utah; several nieces and nephews and her dog Molly. She was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Ben Leon Washburn, Edith Rebeca Sanders, Joe Earl Washburn, Fred Leroy Washburn and Frances Louise Nicholson. Services in honor of her life will be 3:00 PM Saturday at Pearce Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Cooper officiating. Visitation will be 1-3 PM prior the service. Burial will be in the Marshall Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made directly to her family. Online condolences are being accepted at pearcefuneralservices.com.