MINDEN — Betty J. Grisham, 81, of Minden died Friday, July 15, 2016, at home.
Private graveside services will be Wednesday at Shelton Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Barnes officiating. Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born Aug. 5, 1934, to William J. and Georgia A. (Mefferd) Bontz in Center, Mo.
On July 30, 1954, she married Albert L. Grisham Jr. in Hannibal, Mo. They made their home in Hannibal until 1959. In 1959, they moved to Southern California. In 1969, they moved to Cedarville, Ohio. While in Cedarville, she was head of the Cedarville University post office. In 1982, they returned to Southern California where she was head of the telephone communications for Vanguard University. In 1988, they moved to Shelton to be closer to family. In 2000, they moved to Minden.
She enjoyed sewing comfort items for cancer patients in Kearney and Grand Island as well as numerous humanitarian causes. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband in their RV.
Survivors include her husband, Al of Minden; son, Mark Grisham of Kettering, Ohio; daughter, Cindy Ingram of Kearney; granddaughter, Jessica Ingram of Kearney; brother, David Bontz of Minden; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
MINDEN — Betty J. Grisham, 81, of Minden died Friday, July 15, 2016, at home.
Private graveside services will be Wednesday at Shelton Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Barnes officiating. Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born Aug. 5, 1934, to William J. and Georgia A. (Mefferd) Bontz in Center, Mo.
On July 30, 1954, she married Albert L. Grisham Jr. in Hannibal, Mo. They made their home in Hannibal until 1959. In 1959, they moved to Southern California. In 1969, they moved to Cedarville, Ohio. While in Cedarville, she was head of the Cedarville University post office. In 1982, they returned to Southern California where she was head of the telephone communications for Vanguard University. In 1988, they moved to Shelton to be closer to family. In 2000, they moved to Minden.
She enjoyed sewing comfort items for cancer patients in Kearney and Grand Island as well as numerous humanitarian causes. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband in their RV.
Survivors include her husband, Al of Minden; son, Mark Grisham of Kettering, Ohio; daughter, Cindy Ingram of Kearney; granddaughter, Jessica Ingram of Kearney; brother, David Bontz of Minden; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
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