Born | 16 Dec 1924 | Kannapolis NC |
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Married | 29 Jul 1944 (age 19) | Frederick William Glass MD |
Died | 15 Aug 2020 (age 95) | Delray Beach FL |
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Occupation | Homemaker | |
Parents | Harvey Jeremiah Peeler | Pattie Mae Kirk |
Siblings | Della May Peeler Harvey Ray Peeler Shuford Kirk Peeler Eugene Monroe Peeler James Augustus Peeler H J Peeler William Earl Peeler |
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Children | Frederick William Glass Jr Cathy Jane Glass Charles Frank Glass James Kirk Glass |
Betty Sue was born on December 16, 1924 in Kannapolis, NC, the eighth child of Harvey Jeremiah Peeler (businessman and school superintendent) and Pattie Mae Kirk.
Betty grew up in Kannapolis, graduated from J W Cannon High School and attended Catawba College before her marriage to medical student Frederick W Glass in July of 1944. Together they had four children, then moved the family to South Florida in 1959.
After raising her children, Betty enjoyed traveling, including trips to Hong Kong, Israel, the Caribbean, and throughout the United States. She was also an accomplished ballroom dancer well into her 70s.
She was predeceased by one sister and six brothers: Della Myers, Harvey Peeler, Shuford Peeler, Eugene Peeler, James Peeler, HJ Peeler, and William Peeler, as well as first husband, Frederick W Glass, and her husband Norman Schiefer.