Elizabeth Betty Jo Myers

Elizabeth Betty Jo Myers (nee Ross) recently of Pickerington, formerly St. Marys, OH passed

away on December 18, 2024 at the age of 89. 

She was the beloved wife of Dwight I. Myers, who passed away in 1979; devoted mother of Jim Myers, Patti (Ken) Bradford, Edie Myers, and Angie (David) Liske; loving grandmother of Jonathan Myers, Kimberly (Floyd) Matherne,

Jessica (Shane) Evans, Emily (David) Bradford, Megan Liske, and Eric Liske; and doting great-

grandmother of Mackenzie Matherne and Luke Evans.

Betty grew up in Rossburg, OH, the daughter of the late Jesse and Edith Ross. She is also

preceded in death by her older sister Margaret (Allen) Rider and younger brother Bobby Ross.

Betty was a tomboy and like a son to Jesse. She helped him to work the farm, which also

included shooting rabbits (which her grandchildren enjoyed hearing about).

Betty attended Ansonia High School and Wright State University’s Lake Campus. She married

Dwight Myers on October 10, 1953. They raised four children together in St. Marys, Ohio where

Dwight worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office. Betty stayed home with the children,

working tirelessly as a homemaker, seamstress, and vegetable gardener — canning and freezing

all of the family’s food. She never sat down to rest without also shelling peas or snapping beans

or hulling strawberries. They were married 26 years until Dwight’s passing, after which time she

continued to raise their youngest child, Angie.

Betty and Dwight were active in their church, which for the longest period was First Baptist

Church where they served as a deacon and deaconess. Betty was also very active later in life at

Hillsdale Southern Baptist Church. She taught Sunday School, led Bible study, worked in

women’s missions, and volunteered with Vacation Bible School. She formed many close

friendships within her church family. Friends who relied on Betty, friends with whom she

traveled, and friends with whom she found companionship in the difficult circumstance of young

widowhood.

She was one of the original teachers at the St. Marys Daycare, helping to raise a generation of St. Marys youth. She later worked as the secretary for the head minister at St. Paul’s United Church Of Christ. From there, Betty went to work for Long & Folk Funeral Home as a receptionist and later, Otterbein Retirement Community.

Betty was always so involved in raising children. She started at 11 working as a nanny for

neighbors. Betty and Dwight stepped up when family members needed help caring for children.

Betty continued to operate this way — Jim, Jon, and Kim lived with Betty for several years

while the kids were in grade school. And Jessi and Emily, after moving to central Ohio, would

spend weeks at a time with Betty in the summer. Her grandchildren loved learning from Betty

about faith, sewing, and baking.

She made celebrations memorable and special. She was welcoming and loved to spend time

visiting in conversation. She enjoyed family vacations and camping. She was a faithful prayer

warrior for her family. Betty loved to read, and visits to the library with her children and

grandchildren were a frequent occurrence. Car picnics by Grand Lake St. Marys were a favorite pastime.

Betty took very seriously her role in her community and was a dependable rock for so many. She

lived in St. Marys for over 60 years before moving to central OH to be closer to her daughters

Patti and Edie, but her heart was always in St. Marys.

Family and friends are invited to say goodbye on Friday, December 27 at a visitation starting at

11 AM, with a service following at 12 PM, at Miller’s Funeral Home located at 1605 Celina Rd.

in St. Marys, OH 45885. Betty will be laid to rest in Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.

Condolences may be expressed and memories shared with Betty’s family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net or the Miller Funeral Homes Facebook Page.