Hutchens

Betty S. Hutchens, 82, of Easton, Pa., formerly of Butler and Oil City, died at 10:50 a.m. Friday at the Moravian Village of Bethlehem, Pa., of complications from cancer.

Born Aug. 9, 1925, in Bellefonte, she was the daughter of Vincent H. and Twila Hoy Stevens

Mrs. Hutchens was a 1943 graduate of Kittanning High School and retired from Pullman Standard as a bookkeeper. She was a former volunteer at the Oil City Hospital, a teacher's aide at the Oil City Public School and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and the American Cancer Society.

She also served Christ in many ways. She supplied Bible tracts at the Union 76 Truck Plaza, Bloomsbury, Pa.; attended Bible studies; served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the Altar Guild at Good Hope Lutheran Church, Oil City.

She is survived by her husband, William B. Hutchens, whom she married Aug. 10, 1945, in Victoria, Texas; a son, Scott A. Hutchens of Trexlertown, Pa.; a daughter, Joy A. McCreary and her husband Jeffrey, of Dillsburg, Pa.; a sister, Jane L. Stevens of Pittsburgh; a brother, Bob L. Stevens and his wife, Cathy, of Green Valley, Ariz.; and four grandchildren, William and Jocelyn McCreary of Dillsburg and David and Rachel Hutchens of Allentown.

<B>HUTCHENS</B> — Friends of Betty S. Hutchens, who died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, will be received from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the <B>THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 124 E. North St. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Tim Bupp of the Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Butler County Memorial Park.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.