Betty Jane Strong, 96, of Rochester passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 at her residence.

On Sept. 27, 1920, Betty was born in Leiters Ford to Harley and Clara Elizabeth Bitterling Guise.

Betty married Clair Eugene Strong on April 20, 1944, in Jackson, Mississippi. They shared 62 years of life’s adventures. Sadly he passed away on May 29, 2006.

Left to cherish Betty Jane’s memories are three daughters: Elizabeth Dermody and husband William Dermody Sr., Zion, Ill.; Cynthia Claire Cory and husband Tim, Hazard, Ky.; and Lisa Blocker and husband Brent, Argos; five grandchildren: William Dermody Jr. and wife Heidi, Zion, Ill., Katie Shea and husband Phillip, Montgomery, AL, Tina Cory, Japan with the U.S. Navy,  Kevin Cory  and wife Laura, Ft. Irwin, CA with the U.S. Army,  and Christopher Cory and wife Ashley, in physical therapy school in Greenwood;  ten great-grandchildren: Megan, Max, Keira, and Connor Dermody, Claire, Madeline, and Colin Shea, Mikaela, Nicholas and Olivia Cory;  numerous nieces and nephews including  Teresa Maynard and Helen Weese, and a special caregiver, Brenda Wooten.

Preceding Betty Jane in death are her parents; husband; an infant daughter, Melinda, in 1953; grandson, Nicholas Cory  in 2008; three sisters: Joanne Tuley, Beulah Milliser, Wiletta Wilson; and two brothers: Curtis and Milo Guise.

Rev. Curtis May will officiate. Interment will be in the Rochester IOOF Cemetery.