Betty was born in Lakewood Ohio, graduated from Kenton High School, Kenton, Ohio in 1937 and received a BS degree in Home Economics from Ohio State University in 1942. She received the Phi UpsilonOmicron award for high academic achievement. Betty was an active and supportive military wife for thirty years. Several years were spent raising her family in Japan and Germany as she and her husband served with the US Army occupational forces following World War II. Betty served as president of the Officers Wives Club at several US military posts. She also had the honor of serving as president of the German American Wives Clubs in both Munich and Nuremberg Germany. After retirement, Betty spent 35 active years in Upper Arlington Ohio. She enjoyed reading, swimming, cooking, rug hooking, playing bridge and traveling. She belonged to PEO, a rug hooking group, investment and travel clubs, and enjoyed playing with several bridge groups including many years at the Scioto Country Cub. She was a longtime member of First Community Church. Betty loved to travel and visited twenty two countries over the years. Although a Buckeye at heart, she spent her last six years at Westminster Manor in Austin, Texas to be close to her family.
Betty was preceded in death by; her parents Jay and Grace Shawver of Kenton Ohio, brother Kenneth Shawver, her husband Louis Emory DDS, Colonel, US Army Ret, son Louis Dale Emory. She is survived by; daughter Susan Emory Mason and husband Phil, son Jay A Emory DDS and wife Linda, grandson Christopher Burnett and wife Lori, great-grandchildren Aubrey and Owen Burnett.
A special thank you to the staff at the Arbor at Westminster Manor, and to Kathy Cody, Dr. Pellegrini and Dora Hildreth for their kind and considerate care.
In lieu of flowers , please consider donating to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Northampton, MA 01061-0515. www.macular.org/how-donate
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in the chapel at Westminster Manor, Austin, Texas
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