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Date: Memorial services set for Betty Fiers
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: Clifford L. Willis
Email: CWillis@oc.disciples.org
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     JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (DNS) -- Memorial
services for Elizabeth (Betty) K. Fiers, 89,
will be 11 a.m. July 6, at Riverside Avenue
Christian Church here. Burial will be at
Campbell Cemetery, Bethany (W. Va.) College.

     Mrs. Fiers died peacefully in her sleep,
June 28, in the family home at Cypress
Village here. She was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer in February 1997.  

     Betty Fiers was the spouse of the Rev.
A. Dale Fiers, Sr., the first general
minister and president of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ). The couple
would have celebrated their 67th wedding
anniversary July 14.

     "This past year Betty and Dale have
offered up a truly magnificent witness to
faith and to faithfulness in marriage," said
General Minister and President Richard L.
Hamm.

     An active laywoman, Betty Fiers was
president of the International Christian
Women's Fellowship from 1966 through 1970.
ICWF is an association of Disciples women
across the United States and Canada. She also
was a member of governing bodies with Church
Women United and the National Council of
Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.

     While a resident of Indianapolis, Fiers
served two terms as a member of the Indiana
Civil Rights Commission. Fiers' work with the
commission led to her being named a "Sagamore
of the Wabash," a state designation that
recognizes outstanding humanitarian service.
She also served on the YMCA board of
directors and was active with the Church
Federation and the United Way. 

     Elizabeth (Betty) K. Fiers was born Jan.
15, 1909, in Wheeling, W. Va., and was a
member of the First Christian Church in the
city. She and the Rev. A. Dale Fiers, Sr.,
were married July 14, 1931, at First
Christian, Wheeling. 
     
     Besides her husband, she is survived one
son Alan D. Fiers, Jr., Arlington, Va. A
daughter, Barbara Louise Joyce, preceded her
in death. Barbara's spouse, Hugh E. Joyce,
resides in Beaverdam, Va.

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