Nora Elizabeth “Betty” Groves

AMHERST, OH — Nora Elizabeth “Betty“Groves died Feb. 11 , 2010 at Preston County Memorial Hospital in Kingwood, WV.

Betty was born November 15, 1914 in Seven Pines, Marion County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late William S. Willey and Missouri “Zura” May Yost. She married Thomas Edward Groves December 22, 1934.

As a youth, she was a resident at the West Virginia Children’s Home in Elkins, WV. She also lived in various foster homes throughout WV. As an adult, she lived in Weston and Follansbee, WV before moving to Amherst, OH in 1996.

She was a member of the Weston Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, a Girl Scout and a Cub Scout leader. She enjoyed duckpin bowling.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son, Thomas Dwain Groves, her sisters, Ethel Goldie Furbee Hess and Virginia Hinerman Shear, her brothers, Charles Herbert Hinerman, Frank E. Willey and Maj. Robert Blaine (Willey) Straight.

She is survived by a son, Darrell Wiley Groves, his wife Marilyn Kay of Amherst,  her grandsons Todd Alan, Brian Keith, Brooks Edward Groves and Jeffery Scott (Groves) Ryan; her great grand children Olivia Miho, Emily Sayo, Audrey Brooklyn, Julianna Liberty and Noah Thomas Groves.

Graveside services and internment will be held at the Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, WV Wed. Feb. 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM. A memorial service will be arranged at another time.

In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution in her name to any agency that provides for the care of orphan children.