OBIT: Betty J. (Getty) LEPLEY, 2005, Somerset, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Barry and Betty Christy. jhurl@meyersdalelibrary.org Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ----------------------------------------------- Lepley, Betty J. 04/26/05 Daily American Betty J. Lepley, 86, Cumberland, Md., died April 19, 2005, at the WMHS Sacred Heart Campus Hospital. Born Jan. 16, 1919, in Meyersdale, she is the daughter of the late William E. Getty, DDS and Isabelle (Spence) Getty. Also preceded in death by husband, Donald K. Lepley, 1979 and a brother, William Getty. Survived by sons, Clinton L. Lepley and Jeffrey G. Lepley, both of Cumberland; brother, Oliver G. Getty, Meyersdale; sister, Thelma Reich and husband, "Beachy" Meyersdale; grandchildren: Lori Lepley, Stephanie Lepley and Carrie Lepley, all of Cumberland and her special friends, Betty Davis, Elaine Palmer and Bob and Carol James. Mrs. Lepley was a First Lieutenant with the United States Army/Air Corps during World War II where she served as a nurse. She retired as a public health nurse from the Allegany County Health Department. Friends were received at the Adams Family Funeral Home. A funeral service was held 11 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Tom Landaker officiating. Interment, Sunset Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials be made in Betty's name to the Nursing Department, Allegany College of Maryland Foundation, 12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502. LEPLEY, Betty J. 04/19/05 The New Republic January 16, 1919 - April 19, 2005 Betty J. Lepley, 86, of Cumberland, Md., died on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at the WMHS Sacred Heart Campus Hospital. Born January 16, 1919, in Meyersdale, she was the daughter of the late William E. Getty, DDS, and Isabelle (Spence) Getty. Mrs. Lepley was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald K. Lepley, 1979; and a brother, William Getty. Surviving are her sons: Clinton L. Lepley and Jeffrey G. Lepley, both of Cumberland; her brother, Oliver G. Getty, Meyersdale; her sister, Thelma Reich and husband, "Beachy," Meyersdale; her grandchildren: Lori Lepley, Stephanie Lepley, and Carrie Lepley, all of Cumberland; her great-granddaughter, Brianna Shaw, Cumberland; and her special friends: Betty Davis, Elaine Palmer and Bob and Carol James. Mrs. Lepley was a First Lieutenant with the United States Army/Air Corps during World War II where she served as a nurse. She retired as a public health nurse from the Allegany County Health Department. Friends were received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., Cumberland. A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the funeral home, with Pastor Tom Landaker officiating. Interment was at Sunset Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials be made in Betty's name to the Nursing Department, Allegany College of Maryland Foundation, 12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502.