Merritt Donaghy Betts

Merritt Donaghy Betts passed away on December 27, 2010, aged seventy. She was predeceased by her parents and by her husband, George C. Betts, professor emeritus at Kent State University. Mrs. Betts graduated from Old Trail School in Fairlawn, attended Vassar College and graduated from Stanford University where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mrs. Betts is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Dan and Polly Donaghy of Kent, by two nieces Anne and Catherine Donaghy both of Boston, by cousins Judith West of Cambridgeshire England and Robert Kelly of Palmetto, Florida and by her friend Donna Rhein who cared for her during her final illness. There will be no services. Cremation has occurred. In lieu of flowers, contribution to the Visiting Nurse Association, RMH Foundation, 6849 N. Chestnut, Ravenna, OH 44266 will be appreciated. Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements.