Betty J. Barbour

Betty Jane Barbour, age 96 formerly of Plymouth, passed away on January 25, 2020. She was born in Plymouth, Michigan on July 30, 1923 to the late Harry and Myrtie Brown. She was the loving Aunt to nieces Kaye Horsfall, Linda (Bernd) Freiny, and nephew Rick (Sue) Gotts. Betty is survived by many great and great-great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her late husbands Fred Korte Jr, John Pint and Robert Barbour and by her sister Annabell Gotts.

Betty graduated from Plymouth High School in the class of 1941. The majority of her employment was at National Bank of Detroit in Plymouth where she started as a bookkeeper and was promoted to several different positions. In 1968 she was moved to the Ann Arbor Harvey Office as Assistant Branch Manager and was promoted to Branch Manager and Banking Officer before she retired in 1985.

Betty was very dedicated to the community of Plymouth. She had been a member of the Plymouth Business & Professional Women’s Club, the Plymouth Historical Society, NBD Women’s Club, Plymouth Chapter OES, and the Women’s Club of Plymouth. She had been on the Boards of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, the Salvation Army, Plymouth Community Fund, Plymouth Fall Festival, and the City of Plymouth Parking Commission.

Betty moved from Plymouth in 2003 to Glacier Hills in Ann Arbor and in 2013 to Monroe, Michigan to be near family.

A Memorial Service will be at Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main St. Plymouth, MI 48170 on Saturday, September 5, at 10:30 AM. Family and friends may visit the funeral home at 9 AM.

The Funeral Service will be private for immediate family and by invitation only from the immediate family. Per the order of the Governor of Michigan, the Funeral Service must be kept to a maximum of ten (10) people in attendance. Please refrain from handshaking and embracing family members and one another.

Please be advised that in observance of the Governmental Order from the State of Michigan and the current COVID-19 situation, when in attendance at the visitation and funeral service, we kindly ask for the safety and well-being of the families we serve and for your health, that everyone practice social distancing and consideration for other guests in attendance.

All those who attend the visitation or funeral service are also required by order of the Governor of Michigan to wear a face mask.