Betty Jean DeBruyn, 83, of Newton passed away Monday, November 5, 2012, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, under the care of Skiff Hospice.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, rural Newton. Memorials are being designated in Betty’s name to Skiff Hospice or Reasnor United Methodist Church and may be left at the funeral home.

Betty, the daughter of Clarance Elmer and Mable (Shelly) DeMoss, was born May 28, 1929, near Newton. She was a graduate of the Newton Senior High, Class of 1947.