Betty J. Seeley

GILLETT- Betty J. Seeley, 81, of Gillett, PA passed away surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY. Family and friends are welcome to call from 1:00-2:00 PM on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 110 West Main Street, Troy, PA. The funeral service to honor Betty's life will be held after the viewing at 2:00 PM on Saturday with Rev. Charles Root. Burial will follow the service in Gillett Cemetery. Betty was born on November 13, 1925 in Canton Township, Bradford County, PA. She was the daughter of the late Clyde H. and Marjorie (Fitzwater) Seeley. Betty was a 1944 graduate of Troy High School. She was a silk screener for over 39 years at Corning, Inc. and retired in 1985. Betty was Protestant by faith. Betty is survived by her dearest friend, Frederica A. Barrett of Gillett, PA and Frederica's family which includes her daughter and son-in-law Jolene and Sam Heath of Laceyville, PA, her grandchildren: Tim and Harriet Heath with children Samantha, Heather, and Jimmy Heath, all of Mt. Bethel, PA, Terri Heath and daughter Tiffany Shaver of Johnson City, NY, and Trina Heath and companion Dan Romanick of Elmira, NY. Betty is also survived by her sister Melissa (Ralph)Coppola of Elmira, NY, her brother Clyde (Peggy) Seeley of Canton, PA, her brother Jim Seeley of Churchville, VA, her sister Veronica Seeley Newell of Wellsburg, NY, her brother Wendell Seeley of Gillett, PA, her sister Donna Seeley of Gillett, PA, her brother-in-law Bud (Marilyn) Smouther of Casar, NC, 60 nieces and nephews spanning 4 generations, and many cousins. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her stepmother Mildred Seeley, her brother Dalton Seeley, her sisters: Evelyn Anderson, Madeline Maynard, and Winnifred Smouther, her sister-in-law Joanne Seeley, her niece Marjorie Guytine, and nephew Steve Smouther.