Birth date: Jan 7, 1940 Death date: Nov 7, 2020
Betty Ellen Griffith, 80, passed away peacefully at her home, with her loving and devoted husband by her side, on Saturday, November 7, 2020. She was born January 7, 1940, in Montpelier, Indiana. She graduated from Montpelier High Read Obituary
I am so very sad that Gma Betty is no longer with us. What an incredible woman she was! I always enjoyed seeing her, talking with her and our emails over the last 15 years of being with her grandson. My heart especially goes out to Papa Skip, Al, Kevin and Bobbi. What a huge loss this is for our family. I am so happy, Papa Skip that you were with Gma Betty for almost 62 years, wow!! Reading that gave me tears and goosebumps. I love knowing people who stay happily married as it unfortunately is just so rare nowadays. You both set a wonderful example of companionship. Josh and I will always be together as long as we are both on this earth. I hope we will get to be married for as long as you and Gma Betty were. You both had such a wonderful life together. I know you will miss her the most as you go on without your love beside you but I hope you feel her presence and I know you will still think of her everyday. Al and Kevin I am so sorry about your Mother. She was always such a kind woman to all of us. I know we were all warned of what to expect but it still doesn’t make going through this easier. I hope you both will be ok as time goes on. Bobbi, you’ve been such an amazing daughter in law to Gma Betty! Thank you for doing this for her and for all of us to remember her. I know you were very close with her and always good at keeping in touch and going to see her. I sure hope you will be ok holding onto the happy memories of her. Gma Betty never forgot one Bday of Josh’s, mine, Ava or Jada’s over all these years. She really was a sharp woman and kept up with everyone which always amazed me. She will be missed greatly but I feel very honored to have gotten to know her all of these years.
We are so saddened to hear of Betty’s passing. As said by others, Betty was a class act, and we had the good fortune to know her as my sister’s mother in law. She couldn’t have been a sweeter one, and surely she and Lori are now having a gab-fest in Heaven. Our heartfelt condolences to Skip and his family. Doris Kursay and Mike Flanagan
Betty has been a treasured friend for years! I was blessed to have her also as a client. She was a blessing in my life as well as my sons! I miss her and always will! Brenda Kildoo-May
Gramma Betty, I am going to miss the knee squeezing you gave me at Thanksgiving all those years ago. The insightful wisdom you shared with me and the honest questions you always asked me. And that smile everytime I saw you and hugged me as one of your own. I hope that one day we'll meet again. May you rest in peace.
This Memory Book will be permanent and not disappear from one day to the next as so many social media posts do. I encourage everyone to please share a memory. “It was a privilege just knowing her” and “class act” are quotes from elsewhere but the best way I can sum it up. Betty is my beautiful mother-in-law. I was honored to have her stand by my side as my Matron of Honor when I married her son, Kevin, 18-1/2 years ago. As a “new girlfriend” meeting Betty for the first time was easier than I expected. Her approachableness and accepting demeanor instantly set me at ease. She was always quick to listen and slow to speak. She only gave her opinion if you asked for it. And when you received her words of wisdom … well, “that’s the way the cows ate the cabbage” one of her endearing sayings, and you best listen. A genuinely loving, caring, nurturing, understanding, giving woman. She commended and showed appreciation when it was due. Skip has lost his sweetheart of 61 years (just 1 week shy of 62), Al and Kevin lost their mother, Sonny & Patty lost their sister, grands and great grands, nieces and nephews have all lost someone very special. Not to mention the lives of hundreds of people she touched in her hometown, in college, in her nursing career, the Bridge girls, the golfing buddies, PEO, Red Hat Society, etc. I love her dearly and will miss her terribly. Let’s celebrate Betty! Please share your memories with the family!
--Bobbi Griffith
