Betty A. Stearns
July 25, 1931 ~ April 23, 2018
Betty A. Stearns, 86, of Franklin, passed away at 10:15 pm on Monday, April 23, 2018 at The Caring Place in Franklin where she had resided for the past several years.Born July 25, 1931 in East Liverpool, OH, Betty was the daughter of the late William Earl and Stella Leone Baker Longstreth. She was married to Lawrence G. Stearns, Sr., who preceded her in death. Mrs. Stearns was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing Bingo, and volunteered at the Oil City Community Center.Betty is survived by her 5 daughters, Penny Pierce and her husband, Eric, Sr., of Franklin, Sandy P. Kay and her husband, Tim Kay, of Franklin, Leona E. Colwell and her special friend, Wayne Colwell, of Franklin, Brenda L. Hanes and her special friend, Lloyd Umstead, of Grove City, and June Bucholz of Tionesta. She is also survived by several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and her sister, Margaret Pechin of Cambridge Springs.In addition to her parents and husband, Betty was preceded in death by her 2 sons, Larry Stearns, Jr., and Vern "Skip" Long; her 2 grandsons, James Pierce and Dereck Pierce; and her great-grandson, Austin Pierce.A graveside service for Betty will be held at Kiser Hill Cemetery in Meadville on Friday, April 27 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Gary Small, Associate Pastor of Atlantic Avenue United Brethren in Christ Church, officiating. The Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, has been entrusted with arrangements.To send online condolences or cards, family and friends are invited to visit www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.
View current weather.
Memories Timeline
Guestbook
Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle
She was the greasts mom a person could have she was always there for me and outher i will miss all the love she gave to pass on i will never forget you mom xxxxxxoooooo untill we meet again
Ms. Betty will be greatly missed I will never forget her. I took care of her for a while when I worked at the caring place. She will forever hold a special place in my heart! She enjoyed when I’d bring my little boy in to see her she treated him like one of her grandbabies! Love you Ms Betty! Thank you for letting me take care of you and touching my my life the way you have!
Grandma you will be missed by many and I love you??. You always put a smile on my face, I would always try to make you laugh and when you did you brightended up the whole room. But your in a better place now and you with the loved ones you’ve missed for a long time now. I’ll see you again. You’ll be a beautiful,loving, sparkling angel looking over all of us. Love Katie
you will be missed. loved the good times here on earth with you.the suffering is over,race has been run,rest in peace. you are now with the loved ones above the moon and stars and i will see you again in the life after. love you forever. son in law (son)
Aunt Betty you will be missed. May you rest peacefully. Give everyone in heaven hugs
Much love
RIP u were a wonderful person inside and out. U will truly missed by everyone whose live u have touched. May God give ur family members the strength to go forward with their lives.
I have many memories of gram …betty a very fiesty lady which i loved instantly ..my favorite memory is grocery shopping with her an terry lol we would get her so wound up .. Or even better her coming to meadville to stay with us and coming up spring st ahe literally is on the wrong side of the Road becuz she didnt like the others being so close to her hahaha ..i am very sad to see you go but I know your free and no more pain ..with her loved ones that she missed ..rest easy gram you have a special place in my heart ..
RIP Miss Betty i know Penny will miss u so much. I enjoyed talking to you when i had came to see u when Penny was there a couple of times.
We’ll miss you a lot I’ll miss the good times we hade and the laughter you brought she was my bestfrind as well as my grandma so ?? to see you go she was a fighter naver gave up though old brid suffering and pain is over rest in peace with loved ones looking down on us we’ll meet again love you very much your (grandson Eric pierce Jr )
I remember the time we were in the gridge when I put on elvis presley you got up danceing and I don’t know if you new I got you on video and I got you dancing to conway Twitty and johnny cash in my bedroom and you still got the moves you would show me up in a heart beat tell my nephew Austain and my brouther james and derick and grampa tell them I love them very munch see you all soon I love you very much love daren pierce
Betty was a lovely person. I’ll forever cherish the conversations and laughs that we shared over the time I knew her and cared for her at the caring place.
-much love, Zandra.