Submitted by: Dan Rich
Betty L. Dycus
Oct. 14, 1924 - Nov. 26, 2008
South Bend Tribune 11/29/2008
MISHAWAKA - Betty L. Dycus, 84, of Mishawaka passed away
on Wednesday November 26th in the Golden Living Center in
Mishawaka. Betty was born on October 14, 1924 in Mishawaka to the
late Lewis and Dorothy (Stuff) Picking. On December
12, 1947 she married Gentry C. Dycus in Mishawaka. During WWII
she worked the Victory shift at Ball Band. She continued to work
at Ball Band for eleven years following the war. Her last job she
worked for Ferman Meat and Catering Company, where she worked for
ten years. Betty was a three time president of the ladies
Auxillary American Legion post 161, and a member of the 8/40
society. Betty is survived by her husband, Gentry Dycus of
Mishawaka, her son, Jim (Kerri) Dycus, of Mishawaka, three
grandsons, John, Jason, and Joshua, along with three great
grandchildren. Her brother Jack Picking preceded Betty in death.
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, November 30th from 3 until 7 pm and one hour prior to the service, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main St.. Funeral services for Betty will be held at 1 pm on Monday, December 1st in the funeral chapel, with Lay Pastor Dan Scarberry officiating. Burial is to follow in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Alzheimer's Association or to Southern Care Hospice.