Eleanor Grace "Betsy" Mears's obituary , Passed away on September 17, 2025 in Arden, North Carolina

Eleanor Grace "Betsy" Mears

February 25, 1940 - September 17, 2025 (85 years old)

Arden, North Carolina

Eleanor Grace "Betsy" Mears's obituary , Passed away on September 17, 2025 in Arden, North Carolina

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Groce Funeral Home Inc

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Eleanor Grace "Betsy" Mears

February 25, 1940 - September 17, 2025 (85 years old)

Arden, North Carolina

Eleanor Grace Mears Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 17, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Eleanor Grace Mears (Arden, North Carolina), born in Marlinton, West Virginia. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Arthur Friel and Hulda Friel; her brothers, Eugene, Elmer, Everett and Ernest Friel; and her granddaughter Ashley Snodgrass.

She is survived by: her husband George Mears; her sister Evilene (Roy Beverage); her children, Mark Mears (Nicole) and Joni Lynn Dorman (Joshua Bryant); her grandchildren, Aaron, Averie, Samuel, Isaiah and Abigail; and her great grandchild Mahagony.

A graveside service was held on Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Bell United Methodist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bell United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 36, Leicester, NC 28748 or to Amedisys Hospice in Elizabethton, TN (https://locations.amedisys.com).

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Groce Funeral Home Inc



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Sep 23

Graveside service

Bell United Methodist Church Cemetery

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