Betty A. Stearns

| April 25, 2018

Betty A. Stearns, 86, of Franklin, PA, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at The Caring Place in Franklin where she had resided for the past several years.

Born July 25, 1931 in East Liverpool, OH, Betty was the daughter of the late William Earl and Stella Leone Baker Longstreth. She was married to Lawrence G. Stearns, Sr., who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Stearns was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing Bingo, and volunteered at the Oil City Community Center.

Betty is survived by her five daughters: Penny Pierce and her husband, Eric, Sr., of Franklin; Sandy P. Kay and her husband, Tim Kay, of Franklin; Leona E. Colwell and her special friend, Wayne Colwell, of Franklin; Brenda L. Hanes and her special friend, Lloyd Umstead, of Grove City, PA; and June Bucholz of Tionesta, PA.

She is also survived by several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, as well as her sister, Margaret Pechin of Cambridge Springs, PA.

In addition to her parents and husband, Betty was preceded in death by her two sons, Larry Stearns, Jr., and Vern “Skip” Long; her two grandsons, James Pierce and Dereck Pierce; and her great-grandson, Austin Pierce.

A graveside service for Betty will be held at Kiser Hill Cemetery in Meadville on Friday, April 27 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Gary Small, Associate Pastor of Atlantic Avenue United Brethren in Christ Church, officiating. The Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., on Chestnut Street in Franklin, PA, has been entrusted with arrangements.

To send online condolences or cards, family and friends are invited to visit www.gardinierfuneralhome.com


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