GYRING,
Betty Jean
(Maiden Name: LaRoche)
The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona,
Friday, October 24, 2014
Betty Jean Gyring
June 23, 1929 - October 17, 2014
In Loving memory of Betty Jean Gyring, who was born June 23, 1929 in Cache, Okla. and died Oct. 17, 2014 in Payson, Ariz.
Betty was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses June 10, 1956 in Prescott, Ariz. She served as a zealous Kingdom Proclaimer with the congregations at Flagstaff, Phoenix, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Payson.
She married John Severin Gyring Sept. 14, 1968; he preceded her in death Dec. 17, 2006 in Payson, Ariz.
Betty had one son, Mark Smith, who is now deceased.
Mark provided Betty with three wonderful granddaughters, Kelly Jean Boss (husband Shane), Elizabeth Knight (husband Nathan), Melissa Rios (husband Edward); great-grandson, little Eddie Rios; great- granddaughter, Sydney Knight.
She had four wonderful children that John left for her to love as her own; she did and they loved her as Mom.
Surviving are Ingrid Gyring-Hilton (husband Richard), Sandra Gyring-Bernier (husband Bob), Rodney (Nancy) Gyring, Brenda Gyring-Coldwell; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; all of whom Betty loved as her own. Two brothers, Lawton (Nita) LaRoche and Larry (Mikki) La Roche, also survive her.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Beatrice and Lawton LaRoche, Sr., and nine siblings.
Services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25 at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1616 N. McLane Road, Payson, Ariz.