Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, August 13th at 2:00 P.M. Rev. John Dennis and Rev. Marshall Delay will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 12:00-2:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
Betty was born in, Greenbrier, Missouri on August 24, 1931, the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Alma Elizabeth (Owens) Delay. Betty resided most of her life in Port Huron, MI. Betty married Charles Jr. Apsey August 14, 1948 in Auburn, Indiana and shared 61 lovely years together.
Her belief in God was a big part of Betty's life. She had a gift of song. Her teaching ministry and reaching out to others was very important to her. Betty established the Pentecostal Church of God in Owosso in the early 1960's. She was the first woman to receive a ministerial certificate in the Pentecostal Church of God. She was a member of Glad Tidings of Flint, MI.
She is survived by her husband Charles Jr. Apsey of Swartz Creek, MI; son Charles Lee and Raeann Apsey of Holt, MI; daughter Nancy Jo Kouchekey of Palo Alto, CA; daughter Heidi Annette Apsey of Scottsdale, AZ; son Curtis Anthony Apsey of Port Huron, MI; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Betty was one of 14 children with 3 sisters and 3 brothers surviving.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved daughter Linda Sue King and granddaughter Carrie Lynn Apsey Gonyon.
Memorials in Betty's memory may be made to Glad Tidings, Flint.
Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso , Michigan.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, August 13th at 2:00 P.M. Rev. John Dennis and Rev. Marshall Delay will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 12:00-2:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
Betty was born in, Greenbrier, Missouri on August 24, 1931, the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Alma Elizabeth (Owens) Delay. Betty resided most of her life in Port Huron, MI. Betty married Charles Jr. Apsey August 14, 1948 in Auburn, Indiana and shared 61 lovely years together.
Her belief in God was a big part of Betty's life. She had a gift of song. Her teaching ministry and reaching out to others was very important to her. Betty established the Pentecostal Church of God in Owosso in the early 1960's. She was the first woman to receive a ministerial certificate in the Pentecostal Church of God. She was a member of Glad Tidings of Flint, MI.
She is survived by her husband Charles Jr. Apsey of Swartz Creek, MI; son Charles Lee and Raeann Apsey of Holt, MI; daughter Nancy Jo Kouchekey of Palo Alto, CA; daughter Heidi Annette Apsey of Scottsdale, AZ; son Curtis Anthony Apsey of Port Huron, MI; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Betty was one of 14 children with 3 sisters and 3 brothers surviving.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved daughter Linda Sue King and granddaughter Carrie Lynn Apsey Gonyon.
Memorials in Betty's memory may be made to Glad Tidings, Flint.
Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso , Michigan.
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John Lindell Delay
1918–2008
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Louie William "Teto" DeLay
1920–1978
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Bryce Andrew Delay
1922–1985
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Burrette Owens "Burt" Delay
1923–1992
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George Ray DeLay
1925–1929
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Marshall Elvens Delay
1928–2022
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Blanche Lawson "Dude" Delay Rogers Cooney Sowell
1933–2024
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Reka Jane "Brownie" DeLay Hall
1935–2021
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Mina Dean DeLay Matthews
1936–2006
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Shirley Jone Delay Sutton
1938–2005
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Forrest Donnell "Frosti" Delay
1941–2012
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Rev Harold Wayne "Harry" Delay
1944–2016
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Rosemary Delay Whitener
1945–2012
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