A memorial service for Betty Sue Pybas, 89, of Wanette will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 31st, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Pybas passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in Holdenville. She was born November 21, 1936, in Oklahoma City to George H. and Mary Ethel Flowers Powell.

On March 29, 1958, she married Robert Pybas. He preceded her in death in 2017. Mrs. Pybas was a cook at East Central University until her retirement.

Survivors include her two sons, Steve Pybas and wife, Kim, of Ringling, Oklahoma and Kevin Pybas and wife, Courtney, of Springfield, Missouri; two daughters, Janis Kiser, of Sulphur, Oklahoma and Lisa Peay and husband, Doug, of Allen, Oklahoma; grandchildren Tyler Pybas and wife Jessica of Lone Grove, Taylor Pybas and wife Micah of Noble, Brit Pybas of Kansas City, Lane Pybas, of Springfield, Ty Kiser and wife Kamee of Sulphur, Trey Kiser of Mississippi, Jensen Peay of Allen, Emma Peay, of Allen, Aaron Pybas and wife Darla, of Stratford, Ryan Pybas of Fayetteville, Arkansas, T.J. Hearndon of Texas, and B.J. Lucy of Texas; three greatgrandchildren, Weston Pybas, Allie Jo Pybas, and Harper Pybas; a sister-in-law, Rozella Powell; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; parents, George and Mary Powell; brother, Jack Powell; son, Phil Pybas; son-inlaw, Tooter Kiser; and numerous Pybas brothers-in law, and sisters-in-law.

The family would like to thank the Heritage Village Nursing Home Staff and the nurses of Halo Hospice.