Betty Lou McBee, 89, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born on Aug. 27, 1932, the daughter of the late Ralph Swisher and Louella (Jackson) Swisher.
Betty is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Kenneth McBee; children: Doug McBee and his wife Susan, of Pittsburgh, Kelly McBee and her husband Brian Boggess, of Morgantown, and Ralph McBee and his wife Michele, of Morgantown; grandchildren: Amanda Hoover and her husband Adam, Justin McBee, Breanna Boggess, Jackson Boggess,and Seth McBee; great-grandchildren, Addison and Scarlett Hoover; her siblings: Ed Swisher and wife Mable, Harry Swisher and wife Nancy, Linda Christy and husband Mike, Janet and the late Willis (Woody) Keener and Charles Swisher and wife Pat; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Betty is preceded in death by her brothers and their spouses, Robert and Sarah Swisher, Willie and Edna Swisher and Richard Swisher.
Betty was a 40-plus year member of Johnson’s Chapel UMC. She also was a member of the Smithtown Homemaker’s Association and the Mon County Farm Bureau. She worked alongside her husband in their dairy business for many years before quitting to become a full-time mother. Betty poured her life into caring for her family. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, teaching Sunday school and playing with her grandchildren until it was slowly taken from her by dementia. Betty was a kindhearted and generous woman who will be missed by all who knew her.
Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St. Morgantown, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17. Visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. Burial will follow at Pisgah Cemetery on Route 73.
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