Betty was born January 26, 1926, in Darke County to the late Chester & Euturpa (Bailey) Thomas. In addition to her parents, Betty was also preceded in death by her son, Roger Grubb; brother, Bill Thomas; half-sister, Joan Vance; half-brother, Richard Dill; and sister-in-law, Marie Thomas.
Betty is survived by her husband, David Henry Grubb whom she married October 1, 1944; son & daughter-in-law, Thurman & Jana Grubb of Rossburg; daughter-in-law, Becky Fisher of Troy; grandchildren, Matthew Grubb, Melissa King, Angela Werling and Elizabeth Svelund; 6 great-grandchildren; brother, Dwight Thomas of South Carolina; sister, Carol Slyder of Greenville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Betty was a homemaker and formerly worked at Lambert Corporation in Ansonia where she was a seamstress for 27 years. Betty was a member of Dawn Community Church. She enjoyed the outdoors and loved flower gardening.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial will follow in Greenville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
