Betty J. Kilby

FUNERAL:  10 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2017, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Wendell Seaborne officiating. VISITATION: 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. BURIAL: Garland Brook Cemetery. MEMORIALS:  Memorials may be made to the donor's choice of charity through the funeral home. To view Betty's memorial video, please CLICK HERE Betty J. Kilby, 84, of Columbus, died at 2:25 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2017, at Indiana Masonic Home, Franklin, IN. Betty was born October 31, 1932, in Knifley, Kentucky, the daughter of Silas and Nettie E. (Hamm) Tedder. She married Earl Kilby on May 15, 1950. Betty was a homemaker and was previously employed at Arvin Industries. She enjoyed bird watching, but her greatest joy came from taking care of her family. The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2017, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Wendell Seaborne officiating. Calling will be from 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice of charity through the funeral home. Survivors include her daughter, Judy Elaine (Steve) Shutters of Clearwater, FL; grandchildren, Kirk (Amy) Kilby, Scott (Annette) Kilby, Jamie (John) Campbell, Jennifer Bebout, Melissa Mills; brothers, Troy (Bev) Tedder, Roy (Laurene) Tedder, Jesse (Janet) Tedder; sisters, Nannie Knifley, Mary Ann Talbott; brother-in-law, Herman Seaborne; 9 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Earl on January 27, 2015; her parents; sons, Robert L. Kilby, Richard Kilby and five sisters.