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Submitted: 9/14/16 • Approved: 9/14/16 • Last Updated: 9/17/16 • R231771-G231771-S3
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Betty L. Zirkle, 85, of St. Paris, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in her residence. Born on July 11, 1929, in Piqua, Betty was a daughter of the late Forrest and Dora (Arnett) Jay. She married Carl W. Zirkle on Sept. 26, 1947, and he preceded her in death on May 11, 2009.
Together they raised three children: Rick (Paula) Zirkle, of Lexington, Ky.,; Terry Zirkle of Aurora, Ill.; and Bob Zirkle of St. Paris. She was a loving grandmother to six grandchildren: Justin (Carrie) Zirkle of Miami, Fla.; Jared (Kelly) Zirkle of Louisville, Ky.; Julie Zirkle, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Tyson (Jamie) Zirkle, Urbana; Bradley (Jessica) Zirkle, Fletcher; and Brian Zirkle, Troy; and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters and one brother. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Betty was a 1947 graduate of Brown Township High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Saint Paris. She was formerly employed as a Deputy Registrar for Champaign County and served her community as Mayor of Saint Paris during the 1980s.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at 11 a.m. in the Suber-Shively Funeral Home, 201 W. Main St., Fletcher, with the Rev. Dr. James VanZile of the St. Paris First Baptist Church presiding. Burial will follow in Fletcher Cemetery, Fletcher.
Contributed on 9/14/16 by cemeterysaver
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