Betty Jane Black, a 79-year-old Trenton resident, passed away at 7:05 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Slater-Neal Funeral Home in Trenton.
Burial was in the Jamesport Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Black was born Nov. 25, 1941 in Mill Grove to Albert and Irene Crutcher Girdner. She graduated from Princeton High School.
On July 25, 1959, she was united in marriage to Elwood Black in Princeton. He preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 1983.
They farmed together on their farm in Jamesport for many years before his death. Betty was a member of the Jamesport Baptist Church and had been attending Grundy Center United Methodist Church. She enjoyed adventures with her grandchildren. She would take them fishing and camping and would plan special trips with each one of them individually. She was always active, supporting the local FFA Chapters and even went parasailing in her seventies.
Surviving relatives include her daughter, Debbie Dinsmore and her husband, John of Princeton; a son, David Black and his wife, Laura of Trenton; a sister, Mary Francis and her husband, Tim of Cleveland; a brother, Joe Girdner and his wife, Joanne of Bastrop, TX; and five grandchildren, Sierra and Cheyenne Dinsmore and Katerina, Jacob and Jackson Black.
In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Jeanetta Ann Girdner; and a brother, Sonny Girdner.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Jamesport Masonic Cemetery and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.
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