Betty Jane Ransome
Betty Jane Ransome, 88 of Marion died Friday, December 26, 2014 at Heartland of Marion. She was born September 7, 1926 in the Richwood home of her grandparents to the late Harold S. and Carrie B. (Osborne) Sanders.
She had worked at Marblcast and the Laundromat in Richwood. She had also helped take care of several area elderly residents. Betty enjoyed crocheting and was a good seamstress, making clothes for her family back in the day. She was known for baking the best apple pies anyone ever had. Her grandkids were the light of her life and she will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother as well as a strong, hard-working woman.
She is survived by two sons, Richard L. Ransome, Florida; Stephen E. (Jackie) Ransome, Marion; two daughters, Joyce J. (Donald) Roar, Prospect; Lori Phillips, Marion; a daughter-in-law, Jennifer Ransome, Prospect; a sister, Leah Garvey, DeGraff; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Walter B. “Pete” Ransome and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Prospect with Pastor Bill Snyder officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home in Prospect.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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