Betty attended a rural school until high school, where she graduated from Cole Camp in 1951. She worked for Missouri Farmers Association for several years in Cole Camp.

In 1964, she & William Dressen flew to Cameroon West Africa to begin work as missionaries. They were married in the Lutheran Mission Chapel at Meiganga, Cameroon. Betty taught sewing to African women, worked in the medical clinic, and helped at the orphanage.

In 1973, they returned from Africa and arrived in Talmage, where her husband was called as a pastor. They lived in Talmage until retirement and then moved to Syracuse.

She passed away on June 28, 2026, at the Syracuse Good Samaritan Center. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by nieces, nephews and coworkers from the missionary community and by many faithful members of her church.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church in Talmage. The service will be live streamed on the Fusselman Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ fusselmanallenharvey. Burial will follow at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery near Talmage.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 1, from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. with a time for gathering with close friends from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home in Syracuse.

Memorials are suggested to Mosaic (Beatrice Campus) or St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Talmage.

Arrangements By: Fusselman Allen Harvey Funeral Home, Syracuse Condolences to www.fusselmanallenharvey. com