Betty J. Ring
Betty J. Ring, 86, Wabash, died at 8:35 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor West in Wabash. She was born Aug. 13, 1929, in Wabash, to Harry and Nina (Hager) Holmes.
Betty was a 1949 graduate of Three Rivers High School in Three Rivers, Mich. She married William “Jack” Ring in Three Rivers on Nov. 16, 1949; he died Oct. 31, 1984. She was a longtime member of the Wabash First Church of God and a former member of the Wabash Order of the Eastern Star. Betty was an excellent seamstress and also enjoyed doing needlework. Betty moved back to Wabash in 1964 from Kalamazoo, Mich.
She is survived by four daughters: Jennifer (James) Thomas; Margie (Steve) White, both of Wabash; Mary (Jeff Baker) Blackburn, Logansport; Rebecca Nisbet, Warsaw; ten grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; her son: William Ring; daughter: Jacqueline Martin; four brothers; and two sisters.
As per Betty’s request there will be no services. Burial will be at a later date in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Grandstaff-Hentgen is in charge of arrangements.
Preferred memorial is Wabash First Church of God.