Althea Elizabeth "Betty" Oakes

1943 - 2023  (79 years)

• Name	Althea Elizabeth Oakes
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	27 Mar 1943  [1, 2]
  Census	1950 (6 years)	Ferndale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1950 Massachusetts State Census she was recorded, age 7, living in Ferndale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania with her uncle and Aunt.
  Graduation	1961 (17 years)	Latrobe High School, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Betty's Year Book Photo
  Death	3 Mar 2023	Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  Agency: at home
  Cause: cancer
  Obituary	5 Mar 2023 (79 years)  [2]
  Althea "Betty" Myers of Derry, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, March 3, 2023 at the age of 79 after a courageous battle with cancer. Betty was born on March 27, 1943, the daughter of the late Althea Brindle (Oakes) Sanders and John Oakes. Betty was employed by Latrobe Area Hospital as a supervisor in the Environmental Services Department until her retirement. Betty spent her time sewing and quilting. Teaching herself how to sew at a young age, she made many beautiful projects and quilts for family, friends and her church. She was also an excellent cook and baker. You often found her in the kitchen creating many wonderful meals, and making trays of Christmas cookies for family and friends was a much anticipated tradition. She loved to entertain, hosting many holiday dinners and family celebrations. Betty loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren whom she adored. She loved going to many of their school events. After retirement, Betty loved traveling with her husband, Ken. She and Ken traveled to many places, in the U.S. and abroad, with her favorites places being Barcelona and Greece. She also enjoyed the many vacations spent at the beach and Disney World with her family. Betty is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Kenneth F. Myers of Derry; son, Kenneth M. Myers and partner Barbara Ross of Greensburg; daughter, Kimberly Dickey and husband Kevin of New Alexandria; daughter, Jennifer Roy and husband Robert of Wexford; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister Joanne (Dick) Shandle of Derry; sister Janet (Barry) Moore of Payson, AZ; and numerous brother and sister-in-laws along with numerous nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 7 in McCabe Funeral Home, 300 W 3rd Ave, Derry. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 8 in St. Martin Roman Catholic Church, 5684 PA 982, New Derry, with the Rev. Salvatore R. Lamendola as celebrant. Everyone please go directly to the church. Betty's family would like to extend a special thank you for their compassion and support during this difficult time to the nurses and aides of Excela Hospice, especially nurses Ashley, Ericka and Tammy, and aide Melissa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in Betty's name to the St. Martin Rosary Altar Society, 125 South Ligonier Street, Derry, PA 15627-1962. Posted on Find-a-Grave web site
  Last Full Review	6 Nov 2024
  Burial	—	Saint Martin's Catholic Church Cemetery, New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Oakes,   b. Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Hannah Reed,   b. 1825  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I2332	| Myers Line
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John William Oakes, Jr.,   b. Abt 1916, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  Mother	Althea Elizabeth Brindle,   b. 10 Jun 1918, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 2006, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 87 years) Other Partners: Conrad L. Gordon  m. Yes, date unknown;   Ralph W. Sanders  m. Yes, date unknow
  Family ID	F1816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Francis Myers
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  1. Kenneth Michael Myers   2. Kimberly Ann Myers + 3. Jennifer D. Myers
  Family ID	F1814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  1. Althea Elizabeth "Betty" Oakes (1943 – 2023) 2. John William Oakes, Jr. (Abt 1916 – ) 4. John William Oakes (1881 – 1935) 8. James Bruce Oakes (1848 – 1916) 9. Rachel A. Beard (1854 – 1921) 5. Mary Gertrude Lotz (1886 – 1962) 10. Edward M. Lotz (1857 – 1945) 11. Flora Belle Lindsay (1857 – 1946) 3. Althea Elizabeth Brindle (1918 – 2006) 6. Charles Henry Brindle (1892 – 1936) 12. John George Brindle (1867 – 1943) 13. Ethel "Effie" McMichael (1872 – 1930) 7. Phoebe E. Green (1891 – 1978) 14. David E. Green (1829 – 1901) 15. Mary Jane Clark (1855 – 1927)

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1950 - Ferndale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Graduation - 1961 - Latrobe High School, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 3 Mar 2023 - Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - — - Saint Martin's Catholic Church Cemetery, New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Althea (Oakes) Myers

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] Myers, Jen. Email: 1999-05-28 "Jen Myer's Family", (Email from jmyers (at) westol.com, 28 May 1999). [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://findagrave.com), Memorial ID 250154457 Althea “Betty” Oakes Myers . [S2303] 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ferndale, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 109; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 11-81. [S750] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).