Betty Messer Chandler, 89, of Alum Creek, WV passed peacefully to Heaven at Hospice House, following a brief illness.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl Chandler, parents Joseph(Jody) Messer and Stella(Cubby) Messer and infant brother Carl.
She is survived by her daughters at heart, Kelly Kinsolving (Athel) and Cathy Childress Busch. Other survivors include; brother in law, Doug (Lowell) Chandler (Ivonne), sister in law, Ruth Vickers (Jack), special nephew, Barry Smith (Marsha), nieces, Renee Ryan, Michelle Ferri and Katrina King. Also survived by several great nephews and nieces as well as numerous beloved friends, including Arvata Kinder, Barbara Slone, Maxine Cooper, Betty Curry, Brenda Frazier, Norma Blankenship, Jean Lloyd, and Pat Hunter.
Betty was a 1953 graduate of Sherman High School. She retired from Travelers Insurance Company and later Union Carbide Corporation.
Betty enjoyed shopping, travel, sending greeting cards and buying gifts for others. She was a member of the G&L Travel Club, Forks of Coal Church, where she sang in the choir, The Red Hats of Jackson, Ohio and The Alum Creek Lions Club.
After residing in Jackson, Ohio for 17 years, Betty most recently relocated to Harmony Southridge where she enjoyed the many social activities, bingo and church services with Alum Creek Independent Missionary Baptist Church.
Service will be 1:00pm, Tuesday, February 18th at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. Visitation one hour before the service, presided by Pastor Daniel Dent. Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.
Betty requests no flowers, as she enjoyed them while living. Donations can be made to Alum Creek Independent Missionary Baptist Church, or the Alum Creek Lions Club.
Betty And I were like sisters. Neighbors and friends through Sherman High School, Seth, WVA . I have lasting memories of my very special friend and will be in my heart to stay. Her Beauty, her smile would capture everyone, her kindness, caring for others before herself. She will be missed but her legacy will remain . RIP Betty unti we meet again.
Our deepest condolences and sympathies from the Massey girls, Arvata (her very good friend), Carol, Annalou, Jean and Nancy!