26 Aug 1978 – 28 Feb 2024
April Renee Hawkins McCreath passed away on February 28, 2024 in Redding after a long and painful battle with heart and liver complications. She was 45 years old.
April was born on August 26, 1978 in Cedarville. The family moved to Yreka when she was two. In 1983, they moved to Livermore, where she attended school. In 1995 she moved to Houston to be with her mother and step father. She moved back to Montague in 2021 to be with her father.
April loved horses, fishing and being outdoors. She once said that her fondest memories were riding around in the mountains with her dad. She always had a special attraction with Mount Shasta, and would rest where she could watch it everyday.
April is survived by her father, Rich McCreath; her mother and step father Joy and Bill Bettendorff; her step mother Terry Streight; sisters Jami McCreath, Stacey Bettendorff and Flame Page-Brink; brothers John Bettendorff and Jack Fehley; and a trainload of friends who loved her and will miss her dearly.
source: Girdner Funeral Chapel
