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Elizabeth Porter Guyer, 93, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home Silver Springs in Green Valley, Arizona. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Valley, Washington to Alton Millett Porter and Ova (Phinisey) Porter.
Betty grew up in Michigan and Connecticut. She graduated from high school in Willimantic, Connecticut in 1939 and with a degree in home economics from the University of Connecticut in 1943.
Betty married Richard (Dick) Bennett Guyer on July 10, 1943. They were happily married until Dick's death in Hinsdale, Illinois on April 18, 1968. She then finished her master's degree at George Williams College and later went to work as an extension advisor in Bureau County, Illinois. After her retirement, she moved from Bishop Hill, Illinois to Green Valley, Arizona, where she spent her last years.
Betty was a member of Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. She enjoyed painting, playing cards and spending time with her friends and family.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents Alton and Ova, her stepmother Dorothy (Rauch) Porter, her brother Richard Phinisey Porter, and her husband Richard Bennett Guyer. She is survived by her daughters Beth Guyer of Louisville, Colorado, Catherine Phillips of Louisville, Colorado, and Susan Kaufmann-Guyer of Zurich, Switzerland; her grandchildren Margot Koval, Charles Koval, Bennett Tanton, Carla Kaufmann and Philip Kaufmann and her great-grandchildren Taylor, Tabitha, Addison, Georgia Mae and Nayeli.
Her remains will be interred at Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. There will be a private memorial celebration for her family. We would like to thank everyone who provided Betty with such loving care.
She was born in the state of Washington and grew up in Michigan and Connecticut. Her Home Economics degree was from the University of Connecticut in 1943.
Betty and Richard (Dick) Guyer were married in 1943. After he died in 1968, she completed her Master's Degree at George Williams College and then went to work in Bureau County. After her retirement, she moved from Bishop Hill, IL to Green Valley, Arizona.
There are three daughters who survive: Beth Guyer and Catherine Phillips of Louisville, CO, and Susan Kaufman-Guyer of Zurich, Switzerland. Betty had 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Betty had become close friends with Charlotte and Al Crawford while in Green Valley. Carol Schlitt and Janet Burnett, along with Charlotte, were able to visit her just this past winter. They enjoyed her up beat attitude and fond memories of working in Illinois Extension. She will be missed by many family members and friends.
BETTY GUYER
Obituary
Elizabeth Porter Guyer, 93, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home Silver Springs in Green Valley, Arizona. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Valley, Washington to Alton Millett Porter and Ova (Phinisey) Porter.
Betty grew up in Michigan and Connecticut. She graduated from high school in Willimantic, Connecticut in 1939 and with a degree in home economics from the University of Connecticut in 1943.
Betty married Richard (Dick) Bennett Guyer on July 10, 1943. They were happily married until Dick's death in Hinsdale, Illinois on April 18, 1968. She then finished her master's degree at George Williams College and later went to work as an extension advisor in Bureau County, Illinois. After her retirement, she moved from Bishop Hill, Illinois to Green Valley, Arizona, where she spent her last years.
Betty was a member of Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. She enjoyed painting, playing cards and spending time with her friends and family.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents Alton and Ova, her stepmother Dorothy (Rauch) Porter, her brother Richard Phinisey Porter, and her husband Richard Bennett Guyer. She is survived by her daughters Beth Guyer of Louisville, Colorado, Catherine Phillips of Louisville, Colorado, and Susan Kaufmann-Guyer of Zurich, Switzerland; her grandchildren Margot Koval, Charles Koval, Bennett Tanton, Carla Kaufmann and Philip Kaufmann and her great-grandchildren Taylor, Tabitha, Addison, Georgia Mae and Nayeli.
Her remains will be interred at Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. There will be a private memorial celebration for her family. We would like to thank everyone who provided Betty with such loving care.
BETTY GUYER
Obituary
Elizabeth Porter Guyer, 93, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home Silver Springs in Green Valley, Arizona. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Valley, Washington to Alton Millett Porter and Ova (Phinisey) Porter.
Betty grew up in Michigan and Connecticut. She graduated from high school in Willimantic, Connecticut in 1939 and with a degree in home economics from the University of Connecticut in 1943.
Betty married Richard (Dick) Bennett Guyer on July 10, 1943. They were happily married until Dick's death in Hinsdale, Illinois on April 18, 1968. She then finished her master's degree at George Williams College and later went to work as an extension advisor in Bureau County, Illinois. After her retirement, she moved from Bishop Hill, Illinois to Green Valley, Arizona, where she spent her last years.
Betty was a member of Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. She enjoyed painting, playing cards and spending time with her friends and family.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents Alton and Ova, her stepmother Dorothy (Rauch) Porter, her brother Richard Phinisey Porter, and her husband Richard Bennett Guyer. She is survived by her daughters Beth Guyer of Louisville, Colorado, Catherine Phillips of Louisville, Colorado, and Susan Kaufmann-Guyer of Zurich, Switzerland; her grandchildren Margot Koval, Charles Koval, Bennett Tanton, Carla Kaufmann and Philip Kaufmann and her great-grandchildren Taylor, Tabitha, Addison, Georgia Mae and Nayeli.
Her remains will be interred at Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. There will be a private memorial celebration for her family. We would like to thank everyone who provided Betty with such loving care.
BETTY GUYER
Obituary
Elizabeth Porter Guyer, 93, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home Silver Springs in Green Valley, Arizona. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Valley, Washington to Alton Millett Porter and Ova (Phinisey) Porter.
Betty grew up in Michigan and Connecticut. She graduated from high school in Willimantic, Connecticut in 1939 and with a degree in home economics from the University of Connecticut in 1943.
Betty married Richard (Dick) Bennett Guyer on July 10, 1943. They were happily married until Dick's death in Hinsdale, Illinois on April 18, 1968. She then finished her master's degree at George Williams College and later went to work as an extension advisor in Bureau County, Illinois. After her retirement, she moved from Bishop Hill, Illinois to Green Valley, Arizona, where she spent her last years.
Betty was a member of Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. She enjoyed painting, playing cards and spending time with her friends and family.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents Alton and Ova, her stepmother Dorothy (Rauch) Porter, her brother Richard Phinisey Porter, and her husband Richard Bennett Guyer. She is survived by her daughters Beth Guyer of Louisville, Colorado, Catherine Phillips of Louisville, Colorado, and Susan Kaufmann-Guyer of Zurich, Switzerland; her grandchildren Margot Koval, Charles Koval, Bennett Tanton, Carla Kaufmann and Philip Kaufmann and her great-grandchildren Taylor, Tabitha, Addison, Georgia Mae and Nayeli.
Her remains will be interred at Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. There will be a private memorial celebration for her family. We would like to thank everyone who provided Betty with such loving care.
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