Betty E. Crissman

September 22, 1931 - October 16, 2017

Betty E. Crissman, 86, of Rimersburg, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Clarion Hospital. She was born on September 22, 1931 in Vandergrift. The daughter of the late Alvin and Pearl Conner. Betty was married on December 24, 1949 to K. Eugene Crissman, whom passed on November 4, 1984. She worked as a custodian for Clarion Co. Board of Assistance for 28 years. Betty was affiliated with the Lawsonham Methodist Church. She enjoyed working in the yard and her flower gardens, reading and most of all spending time with her grandchildren. Betty is survived by her children, Patsy Stitt and husband Benjie, Kenneth Crissman and Brenda Balintine all of Rimersburg, and Carolyn Lander and husband David of Lucinda; Six grandchildren, Dawn Crissman, Bruce Balintine, Andrew, Xavier, Zachery and Jonathan Lander; Two sisters, Linda Mortimer and husband Rick and Dorothy Karns of Mercer; two sisters in laws, Virginia Conner and Margret Peg Conner of Rimersburg and a numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers, Robert Conner, Richard “Jack” Conner, Allen Conner, Dennis Ray Conner and Wayne Conner; three sisters, Thelma Gray, June Anthony and Margaret Yaksich. Family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Burns Funeral Home and Crematorium, Inc. in Rimersburg. Funeral services will follow at 12 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Deeder presiding. Interment will be in the Lawsonham Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Betty’s name to Eccles Lesher Memorial Library, 673 Main St., Rimersburg, PA 16248 or Clarion / Forest Visiting Nurse Assoc., 271 Perkins Rd., Clarion, PA 16214.