Betty Irene Uffelman's Obituary
A Memorial Service for Betty Irene Uffelman, age 77, of Longview,
Texas, will be held Monday May 14, 2007 at 2pm in the Chapel of Rader
Funeral Home, Rev. Tom Roberson officiating. Mrs. Uffelman died Wednesday,
May 9, 2007, at Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, Texas, after a
short illness.
Mrs. Uffelman was born August 20, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to
James Joseph and Burdella Irene Martin Bailey. She graduated from
West View High School in 1947 and, in 1950, earned an A.A. degree in
Business from Burroughs Business School in Pittsburgh. She began her
career as an auditor for Sears Roebuck and Company.
She was united in marriage to Glenn William Uffelman on June 1, 1956 at
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They settled in
Baldwin Borough, Pennsylvania, and raised five daughters. The family
moved to Longview in June 1975.
Mrs. Uffelman, known to many as Miss Betty, retired from
Winn-Dixie Stores in 1989, where she managed the Bakery/Deli at the Eastman
Road and High Street stores in Longview.
She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her friends and family.
She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, William.
Besides her husband of 50 years, Glenn, survivors include her five children:
Debbie Mike Maday of Fort Worth, Texas; Becky David Thornton of
Bedford, Texas; Nancy Greg Carpenter of Burleson, Texas; Kimberly
Uffelman of Fort Worth, Texas; and Pam Tim Brown of Arlington, Texas; one
grandchild, Amanda Maday, currently attending Texas Tech University;
brother James Bailey of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; brother-in-law Henry
Uffelman of Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania; one niece, three nephews, two
grandnieces, one grandnephew; and many dear friends in Texas and
Pennsylvania.
The family requests memorial donations to the
"Nancy Carpenter Medical Expense Fund". Send to:
Compass Bank
Nancy Carpenter Medical Expense Fund
816 South Crowley Road
Crowley, Texas 76036
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