Elizabeth “Betty” Arrington Spence BIRTH 4 Aug 1924 Rock, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 19 Dec 2016 (aged 92) Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 175169222.

Elizabeth (Betty) Arrington Spence, 92, of Princeton, died December 19, 2016. Born August 4, 1924 at Rock, she was the daughter of the late Vernie Jefferson Arrington (1892-1968) and Cora Dellar Long-Arrington (1900-1951). Betty graduated from Bramwell High School and McLain Business College.

Her life work experience included Timekeeper at Triumph Explosives, Elkton, MD during World War II; Sewing Machine Operator at Maidenform, Princeton for 15 years; Purchasing and Accounts Payable in the Bookeeping Department for the Southern WV Regional Health Council for 10 years; and retiring from First Baptist Church, Princeton where she was a Secretary for 12 years.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, James Newton Arrington (1922-2007), Roy Lee Arrington (1926-1940) and John Henry Arrington (1928-1929) & Earnest Allen Arrington (1937-2001); one sister, Bertha Bird Arrington (1931-1931); and her sister-in-law, Lois Susan Allen-Arrington (1925-2009). Betty is survived by her two daughters, Mary Spence-Richmond and husband, Tom Richmond, of TN and Darlene Spence-Mueller and husband, Rolf Mueller, of NC; grandchildren, Teresa Conway and Michael Murphy II, of Charleston, and Scott Mueller of NC; great-grandson, Ian Conway, of Charleston; sister-in-law, Jane Arrington, of Princeton; niece, Rebecca Sanders and husband Mike Sanders of Princeton; nephews, Roy Arrington and wife Debbie Arrington of OH; Allen Arrington and wife Lynn Arrington of OH; great nieces, Savannah Arrington of Princeton and Amanda Arrington of OH; great nephews, Weston Sanders of Princeton and Darrell Arrington of OH. She is also survived by dear friends, Tommy and Brenda Thomason of Princeton, WV.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with Dr. David Dockery officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to The First Baptist Church General Fund, 1116 Mercer Street, Princeton, WV 24740 or to Appalachian Teen Challenge, 1651 Unity Road, Princeton, WV.

Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. To share online condolences with the family, please visit www.bailey-kirk.cL

ELIZABETH'S BROTHER - EARNEST ARRINGTON MEMORIAM