Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) Osborn King Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Elizabeth Osborn “Betsy” King, 77, went to rest with Jesus, April 19, 2013, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. A 9-year resident of Boaz, AL, she was born Feb. 3, 1936, in Nyack, NY, to Robert and Virginia Pelz Osborn. Betsy graduated from Nyack High School and from Douglass College, the women’s division of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics. She lived in many parts of the country, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida and Texas. Betsy loved to cook, sew, decorate and care for her family. She also had a passion for music, gardening, the NY Yankees, and her cocker spaniels. To her family and friends, her life was an example of the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. She was a member of the choir and the Hospitality Committee at The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Guntersville, AL, where she had a knack for making all people feel welcome. Her sweet nature and sense of humor will be missed by all who knew her. Betsy is survived by her loving husband of 29 years, James King, her sister Kate Hitchcock of Palm Coast, FL; her daughter, Gayle Porter and her husband, David, of Coppell, TX and her son, Robert Leonhard and his wife, Gaye, of San Antonio, TX. She also leaves behind three stepchildren, Kim, of Denver, CO; Julie, of California; and Russ, of Denver, CO, 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two adopted children, Joe (Becky) Williams, of Arab, AL; Skip (Linda) Harborth, Jr., of Arab, AL. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m., at the Church of the Epiphany, 1101 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL 35976. Arrangements will be handled by Guntersville Memorial Chapel. Memories may be shared at guntersvillememorialchapel.com. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the choir at the Church of the Epiphany. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation in Betsy’s memory to either the Church of the Epiphany or to Hospice of Marshall County, Shepherd’s Cove, 408 Martling Rd., Albertville, AL, 35951.

Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) Osborn King

February 3, 1936 - April 19, 2013

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Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) Osborn King

February 3, 1936 - April 19, 2013

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