Bette Maye Posey, age 71 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 15, 2017. She was born on October 4, 1945 in Minnesota. She grew up in Hackensack, Minnesota and was "Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart" in high school. Bette loved watching wildlife in her yard and on the lake. She loved floating in the lake in the summer, and loved Betty Boop and Elvis Presley. Bette was preceded in death by her parents, husband Melvin and brothers Rodney Anderson and Bob Anderson. She is survived by her three beautiful daughters, Wendy (Patrick) Tourville, Pamela (Ronnie) Van Erp and Patti (Jim Ringer) Linder; her many grandchildren, Natashia Van Erp, Misty Posey-Nichols, Britney Van Erp, Nicholas Van Erp, Brandon Van Erp, Tyler Linder, Cameron Van Erp, Ronnie Van Erp Jr., Anthony Van Erp, Alanis Van Erp and Alexis Van Erp; great grandchildren, Delilah Van Erp, Hunter Nichols-Wall, Laney Collins, and Reagan Van Erp, her longtime boyfriend Davy Davis as well as many other loving relatives and friends. Bette will be greatly missed by her family and many other people. Funeral services will take place at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery. A visitation will be held the hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will take place at the Balsam Lutheran Cemetery.