Betty Joy Blake, 94, of Ceredo, WV, passed away Saturday October 16, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Thursday, October 21, at the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington, by Pastor Bobby Long and Pastor Lisa Marshall. Burial will follow in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova. She was born September 26, 1927 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Delbert Gibson and Ethel Hicks Gibson. As a young woman, Betty had worked for the US Government as a munitions maker. She was one of the ladies known as "Rosie the Riveter." In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband Lawrence Ross, Jr. and second husband George Blake; two daughters Linda Reffitt and Betty Frances Walters; brothers James Gibson, Charles Gibson and Delbert L. Gibson and sisters Louise Lemons, Carolyn Smith and Dorothy Gibson. Survivors include son Robert (Cathy) Ross and daughter Donna (Douglas) Conn. Betty also had a combined ninety grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Friends may call from 1 pm until service time on Thursday at the Reger Funeral Home. Friends are asked to wear a mask and maintain social distancing. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.
Betty Joy Blake, 94, of Ceredo, WV, passed away Saturday October 16, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Thursday, October 21, at the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington, by Pastor Bobby Long and Pastor Lisa Marshall. Burial will follow in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova. She was born September 26, 1927 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Delbert Gibson and Ethel Hicks Gibson. As a young woman, Betty had worked for the US Government as a munitions maker. She was one of the ladies known as "Rosie the Riveter." In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband Lawrence Ross, Jr. and second husband George Blake; two daughters Linda Reffitt and Betty Frances Walters; brothers James Gibson, Charles Gibson and Delbert L. Gibson and sisters Louise Lemons, Carolyn Smith and Dorothy Gibson. Survivors include son Robert (Cathy) Ross and daughter Donna (Douglas) Conn. Betty also had a combined ninety grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Friends may call from 1 pm until service time on Thursday at the Reger Funeral Home. Friends are asked to wear a mask and maintain social distancing. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.
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