Betty
Betty Jane Dehart
d. August 26, 2007
Betty Jane Dehart, age 81 of 15349 North Young Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died unexpectedly Sunday August 26, 2007 in her home.
Born May 26, 1926 in Greencastle, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Frederick Singer and Lena Mae (Thomas) Smith.
She worked at the Waynesboro Knitting Mill for 35 years. Mrs. Dehart had attended the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greencastle and was a 1944 graduate of Greencastle High School.
She was known for her homemade coconut cake. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and word searches, taking short trips and loved being with her family.
Her husband, Charles William Dehart died July 1973.
Surviving family are:
Two daughters, Saundra L. Helm of Fayetteville, Pa. and Cindy Lou Chilcoat of Greencastle, Pa.
One son, Dennis Franklin Dehart of Mesa, Arizona
One brother, Frederick Singer Smith Jr., of Wichita Falls Texas and one sister Anna Heefner of Chambersburg, Pa.
Nine Grandchildren Thirteen great-grandchildren Four great-great-grandchildren
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Michelle Jones, brothers George Clayton Smith and William Smith and an infant brother Fletcher Smith.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday September 2 at 2:00 P.M. from the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home 45 South Carlisle St. Greencastle, Pa. with Pastor Joe Pickens officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery Greencastle. There will be no public viewing but the family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening from 6 - 9 P.M. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at zimmermanfh.com
Born May 26, 1926 in Greencastle, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Frederick Singer and Lena Mae (Thomas) Smith.
She worked at the Waynesboro Knitting Mill for 35 years. Mrs. Dehart had attended the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greencastle and was a 1944 graduate of Greencastle High School.
She was known for her homemade coconut cake. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and word searches, taking short trips and loved being with her family.
Her husband, Charles William Dehart died July 1973.
Surviving family are:
Two daughters, Saundra L. Helm of Fayetteville, Pa. and Cindy Lou Chilcoat of Greencastle, Pa.
One son, Dennis Franklin Dehart of Mesa, Arizona
One brother, Frederick Singer Smith Jr., of Wichita Falls Texas and one sister Anna Heefner of Chambersburg, Pa.
Nine Grandchildren Thirteen great-grandchildren Four great-great-grandchildren
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Michelle Jones, brothers George Clayton Smith and William Smith and an infant brother Fletcher Smith.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday September 2 at 2:00 P.M. from the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home 45 South Carlisle St. Greencastle, Pa. with Pastor Joe Pickens officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery Greencastle. There will be no public viewing but the family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening from 6 - 9 P.M. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at zimmermanfh.com
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