Elizabeth E. “Betty” Flory, 95, of Cornwall, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the wife of the late David B. Flory, who passed away in 2014. Betty and David had lived the majority of their lives in Lawn.
Betty was born in South Annville Twp. on May 4, 1927, to the late M. Wesley Graybill and Margaret M. (Bennetch) Graybill.
She was a 1945 Hershey High School graduate and a 1948 Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing graduate. Betty had worked as a night nurse at Lebanon Sanitorium prior to her working as a registered nurse at Philhaven, where she worked for approximately 30 years. She had attended the former Calvary Bible Church in Colebrook, where she played the piano. She was very active within her church. She played piano in several local churches throughout her adult life, including accompanying her husband in his singing ministry. Betty enjoyed gardening and having her family reunions.
Surviving is a son, David B. Flory (Lisa), grandsons, Evan Flory and Ethan Flory, great-grandchildren, Ian Flory, Parker Flory, Archer Flory, Dreyden Flory, and Ryker Flory, and siblings, Marion Hoffmsith and Margaret Kish.
She was preceded in death by her siblings, Rev. John W. Graybill, Mary Graybill, and Martha Graybill.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 2 PM at Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 618 E. Main Street, Annville. Interment will be in Risser’s Mennonite Cemetery, Elizabethtown. There will be a viewing from 1:15 PM – 2 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Cornwall Manor, 1 Boyd Street, PO Box 125, Cornwall, PA 17016.
