Betty Rosalie Thursby

August 6, 1921 ~ October 1, 2008
BETTY ROSALIE THURSBY, 87, OF ROCKY MOUNT PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008. SHE WAS BORN AUGUST 6, 1921 IN AKRON, OH TO THE LATE ERNEST AND BERTHA BOWMAN. SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 65 YEARS, ROBERT FRANCIS THURSBY AND SISTER, FERN STARN.
BETTY LIVED LIFE WITH A DRAMATIC FLAIR. SHE EXCELLED IN HER HOBBIES, SEWING, PAINTING, COLLECTING ANTIQUES AND SHOPPING. MUSIC WAS HER LIFE’S PASSION. SHE WAS PLAYING THE FLUTE, PICCOLO AND PIANO AT A YOUNG AGE. SHE TAUGHT PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS FOR MANY YEARS. SHE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE AKRON MUSICIANS UNION AND PLAYED WITH NUMBEROUS ORCHESTRAS WELL INTO HER 80’S.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SONS, JOHN THURSBY AND WIFE PEGGY OF ROCKY MOUNT, MARK THURSBY OF ROCKY MOUNT, TED THURSBY AND WIFE PATTY OF RIVERSIDE, CA; SISTER, RUTH STRIPE HARNISH OF COPLEY, OH; GRANDCHILDREN, KELLI LEE AND HUSBAND JERRY OF CHARLESTON, SC, DAVID THURSBY AND WIFE JANET OF ROCKY MOUNT, CHRISTOPHER, THOMAS, AND MARK THURSBY, JR. AND WIFE REBECCA ALL OF NORTH PORT, FL, STEVEN AND GARY OF RIVERSIDE, CA; AND TEN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL BE HELD 11:30 AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2008 AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP WITH FATHER TIM MEARS CONDUCTING THE MASS. THE INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7-9PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 AT JOHNSON FUNERALS AND CREMATIONS ON ENGLISH ROAD. A SPECIAL THANKS TO BREKENRIDGE RETIREMENT CENTER, COMMUNITY HOME CARE & HOSPICE AND FATHER TIM MEARS. FLOWERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO COMMUNITY HOME CARE & HOSPICE, 3124 ZEBULON ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO JOHNSON FUNERAL AND CREMATIONS, 661 ENGLISH ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT WWW.JOHNSONFUNERALSANDCREMATIONS.COM
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