Obituary

Betsy passed away peacefully on august 24th, 2015, surrounded by her family after a short illness. Born 10/2/49 to delmar daniel bryant and catherine louise groetz bryant in new martinsville, wv. She was preceded in death by her husband, james edward anders.
She is survived by a daughter, cindy (andy) crihfield of harmony, wv; son, chuck dunlap of carolina beach, nc, step daughter beth anders of nicholasville, ky stepdaughter, dame hudson of wilmore, ky and step son, todd anders of knoxville, tn. She is also survived by a twin sister, maryann (dale) vig of madison, wi; sister, jeanne (tom) mullett of hilton head, sc; brother, jim (norah) bryant of gulfport, ms and sister-in-law patricia petro of lexington, ky. Betsy leaves behind 10 grandchildren…Morgan, emily, hannah, cory, jocelyn, ocean, baylor, chloe, taylor and cady.
Betsy was a friend to all she knew. She never parted ways without a hug, kiss and “i love you”. She was a best friend to her children and grandchildren, always being a listening ear and the constant encourager.
Retirement didn’t turn out as betsy had planned but she was blessed to be able to vacation this summer for a few weeks visiting those she loved. She will be greatly missed by all those that were fortunate to have her in their lives.
The family would like to thank all those that prayed for her during the last nine months. We would also like to thank dr. Nagarajan and the staff at david lee cancer center, holly mccomas, her home hospice nurse, for her compassionate care, the staff at the hubbard hospice house for the amazing care of not only betsy but also her family. A special thank you to her family doctor, dr. Julie detemple, for listening to her instinct and sending betsy for testing. Without the diagnosis, we may not have been blessed to
share the last nine months loving betsy!
We rejoice in the knowledge that betsy is with the lord knowing we be reunited one day!
2 corinthians 5:8…Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the lord.
Memorial service will be held at noon saturday, august 29, 2015 at barlow bonsall funeral home with pastor tim ashley officiating. The family will receive family and friends from 10:00 until noon.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: kanawha hospice care, 1606 kanawha blvd, west, charleston, wv 25387.