BETTY L. HESS

Betty L. Hess of Columbia City, Ind. passed away on her 70th birthday at 10:31 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley in Fort Wayne. Born on January 22, 1944 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of Alvin and Doris (Craig) Barnes.

She graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1962. On November 24, 1964 she married Kenneth B. Hess at Hope Lutheran Church in Coesse.She had babysat for numerous children over the years. The loves of her life were her grandchildren and she enjoyed baking and reading novels.

Survivors include her son, Kenneth (Becky) Hess, Jr. of Columbia City; daughters, Kathy (Shannon) Harrison of Columbia City and Kristine Hess of Fishers; brother, Dennis (Cathy) Barnes of Churubusco; sister, Rebecca Marsh of Warsaw; three grandchildren, Austin, Hannah and Ethan Hess. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Doris Barnes; and her husband in 1976, Kenneth Hess Sr.

Memorial Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 2 to 4 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City with a memorial service starting at 4. Burial will be at a later date at Union Township Cemetery. Memorial Bequest may be given in Betty's memory to Visiting Nurse & Hospice.