Born in Reno, Kansas, United States
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Daughter of Gideon J. Troyer
and Mary Allie (Stewart) Troyer
Wife of
Benjamin F Whitmore Jr
— married
31 Jul 1949 in Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States
Mother of
Nina Kay (Whitmore) Goodrick
Died
at age 85
in Inman, McPherson, Kansas, United States
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Biography
Betty Mae Whitmore, 85, of Hutchinson, Kansas, died April 18, 2018, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born November 10, 1932, in rural Reno County, to Gideon and Mary (Stewart) Troyer.
Betty attended Haven High School and was known as a meticulous seamstress who enjoyed sewing for friends and family. She was a member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary #68, Double Circle Sunday school class, United Methodist Women, and First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. Betty loved to paint, decorate cakes, and volunteer working with the church youth group.
On July 31, 1949, she married Benjamin Whitmore in Haven. He died June 7, 2016, after sharing 66 years of marriage. Betty is survived by: children, Nina Goodrick (Terry Nitschke) of Oak Harbor, Ohio, Lamont Whitmore (Cindy) of Inman, Ricky Whitmore of Hutchinson, Tim Whitmore (Amy) of Santa Ana, California; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: her parents; siblings, Doris Ogden, Donna Lee Riley, Gordon Troyer; and daughter-in-law, Daisy Whitmore.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, 101 East 1st Avenue, Hutchinson, with the Reverend Jeff Slater officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
(Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, Kansas April 18, 2018)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Raylene Honeyman 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH6927862 [compare]
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~6.25%
Keith Honeyman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T965328 [compare], FTDNA kit #335857
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~1.56%
Kim (Troyer) Beaver :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
James Troyer :
23andMe
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