Obituaries
Betty Jean Tutherow Scronce
( March 18, 1931 - November 24, 2016 )
Betty “Jean” Tutherow Scronce, age 85, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016.
Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Bethphage Lutheran Church with Pastor Fred Mitschke officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 2:45 p.m. in the Family life Center prior to the service.
Jean was born March 18, 1931, in Lincoln County, to the late Odus and Velma Houser Tutherow. She attended Union School. She married Ben Scronce, who had a dairy farm and worked for the government. Jean was a valuable employee of Lincoln Bonded Warehouse until retirement. She was a faithful member of Bethphage Lutheran Church, being involving in the ladies organization, singing in the choir, and playing the piano. She was always participating in church functions. Jean loved music, traveling, camping, going to the lake, and having get-togethers with family and friends.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Ben C. Scronce; her daughter, Vickie Scronce Grigg; her parents, Odus and Velma Tutherow; her brother, Odus R. Tutherow, Jr.; and two sisters, Helen T. Rhyne (Fred), and Sue T. Davis (Sam).
She is survived by a sister, Diane T. Counts (Ken) of Severna Park, MD; sister-in-law, Betty Scronce Sain of Vale; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Bethphage Lutheran Church, 3440 Highway 182, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Bethphage Lutheran Church with Pastor Fred Mitschke officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 2:45 p.m. in the Family life Center prior to the service.
Jean was born March 18, 1931, in Lincoln County, to the late Odus and Velma Houser Tutherow. She attended Union School. She married Ben Scronce, who had a dairy farm and worked for the government. Jean was a valuable employee of Lincoln Bonded Warehouse until retirement. She was a faithful member of Bethphage Lutheran Church, being involving in the ladies organization, singing in the choir, and playing the piano. She was always participating in church functions. Jean loved music, traveling, camping, going to the lake, and having get-togethers with family and friends.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Ben C. Scronce; her daughter, Vickie Scronce Grigg; her parents, Odus and Velma Tutherow; her brother, Odus R. Tutherow, Jr.; and two sisters, Helen T. Rhyne (Fred), and Sue T. Davis (Sam).
She is survived by a sister, Diane T. Counts (Ken) of Severna Park, MD; sister-in-law, Betty Scronce Sain of Vale; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Bethphage Lutheran Church, 3440 Highway 182, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Posted on 25 Nov 2016
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