Betty Voght

Betty J. Voght, 88, of Hartford City, Indiana, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Hartford City, Indiana.

She was born on Thursday, Jan. 5, 1933, in Jay County, Indiana. She married Walter R. Voght on Tuesday, April 29, 1952, in Hartford City, Indiana.

Betty was a 1952 graduate of Eaton High School. She attended Union Chapel Ministries. She was a Jackson Township farm wife and had formerly worked at Pennville Custom Cabinets, Pennville, Indiana.

Betty sewed children's clothing for the Appalachian families. She taught Sunday school at Millgrove United Methodist Church, and was a Girl Scout leader and a Cub Scout den mother. She sold eggs and asparagus. She enjoyed gardening and flowers.

She will be sadly missed by her son Samuel David (Donna) Voght, Portland, Indiana; son Timothy Ryan Voght, Indianapolis, Indiana; daughter Julie (Stuart) Terrell, Hartford City, Indiana; son-in-law James Stephenson, Dunkirk, Indiana; grandchildren Ryan Stephenson, Alexandria, Virginia, Matthew (Mandy) Stephenson, Huntington, Indiana, Molly Robbins, Portland, Indiana, Adam (Mary Beth) Voght, Craigville, Indiana, Jill Robinson, Portland, Indiana, LeAnn (Jonathan) Newlin, Indianapolis, Indiana, Brittany (Brandon) Charnley, Hartford City, Indiana, Betsy (Cory) Kausch, Indianapolis, Jennifer (Gene) Hummel, Portland, Indiana, James Stephenson, Redkey, Indiana, and Joshua (Jennifer) Stephenson, Albany, Indiana; great-grandchildren Addison Charnley, Cookeville, Tennessee, Liberty Charnley, Cookeville, Tennessee, Eli Charnley, Cookeville, Tennessee, Haddie Newlin, Indianapolis, Ruthie Newlin, Indianapolis, Fischer Newlin, Indianapolis, Ellie Stephenson, Huntington, Indiana, Logan Stephenson, Indianapolis, Macy Stephenson, Albany, Indiana, Caleb (Tyra) Hummel, Portland, Indiana, Levi (Katya) Hummel, Missouri, Noah Hummel, Purdue University, Leah Hummel, New York, Gaven Hare, Portland, Indiana, Destiny Hare, Hartford City, Indiana, Hunter Voght, Craigville, Indiana, Isaac Voght, Craigville, Indiana, Alison Voght, Craigville, Indiana, Lucy Voght, Craigville, Indiana, Will Trammell, Vermont, Gwyn Trammell, Portland, Indiana; a great-great-grandson, Cassian, expected any time; brother Larry Besser, Muncie, Indiana; and brother Dannie (Carla) Besser, Yorktown, Indiana.

She was preceded in death by her father Frederick Besser; mother Hattie (Summerfield) Besser; husband Walter R. Voght Jr.; sister Francis Barber; brother Jim Besser; brother Ted Besser; sister Phyllis Gutshall; and sister Beverly Banter.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, 109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, from 4 to 8 p.m.

A service to celebrate her life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, with Pastor Troy Kaufman officiating. Interment will follow in the Dunkirk I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Dunkirk.

Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.

Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.