Betty J. Leigh, 93, of Ramsey, died on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Heritage Health: Therapy and Senior Care in Pana.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Ramsey, and again on Friday, May 10, from 10 to 11 a.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 10, at 11 a.m. at the church, with Pastor Harry Kirk and Pastor Jeff Shouse officiating. Burial will follow at Pilcher Cemetery in rural Brownstown.
Miller Funeral Home in Ramsey is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Leigh was born on Jan. 20, 1926, in Assumption, the daughter of Frank Henry and Esta Elizabeth (Frakes) Williams. She married Captain Leigh on Oct. 2, 1941, in St. Charles, MO, and he died on Jan. 30, 2001.
A member of the Ramsey Christian Church, Mrs. Leigh was the owner and operator of Betty's Cafe in Ramsey for many years.
She is survived by two sons, Tom Leigh of Ramsey and Ronnie (Kay) Leigh of Cowden; daughters, Carol Dever of Fillmore, Betty Moreland, Sandra Cook, Connie Warburton and Barbara Smith, all of Ramsey, Susie Miller of Vandalia, Dana Baker of Cowden and Diana (Meredith) Miller of Blue Mound; 26 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, five brothers, nine sisters, one grandson and one great-grandson.
The family suggests memorials to Heritage Health: Therapy and Senior Care in Pana. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfh.net.
