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Betty Jane Truitt, enjoyed church

March 3, 2021

Betty Jane Truitt, 88, of Millville went home to be with Jesus Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.

Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.  She was a supportive wife to her husband in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ for many years.

In her earlier years, she was a catalog model, worked in a candy factory, which her children appreciated, and she was a nurse’s aide at both Randolph Hills Nursing Home in Wheaton, Md., and Seaford Healthcare Center in Seaford.  She enjoyed attending church, helping at the church food bank, family, including her church family, and going on trips with her sister Carmon, among many other activities.

Her husband, the Rev. Vernon R. "Bud" Truitt Jr., passed away May 11, 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Thelma Gaines; and siblings William Gaines, Lewis Gaines Jr. and Carmon Brodie.

She is survived by her sons, Bruce (Theresa) Truitt, Michael (Cindy) Truitt, David (Jennifer) Truitt and Christopher Truitt; daughters Shirley Byrnes and Quinette (David) Mahlow; 19 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; along with siblings Erwin Gaines and Wilma Chadwick.

A funeral service will be held at noon, Saturday, March 6, at Bethel Tabernacle Church in Frankford, where friends may call after 11 a.m.  Interment will follow in the adjoining church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Betty's name to Bethel Tabernacle Church for the Food Bank, 34190 Omar Road, Frankford, DE 19945, or to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices.com

 

 

 

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