Betty Mae McDirmit - 92
5/4/1918 - 7/12/2010

Muncie - Muncie—Betty Mae McDirmit, 92, passed away Monday morning, July 12, 2010, at The Woodlands.

One of six children, she was born May 4, 1918, in Blackford County, the daughter of Clemme M. (Fulton) Brose and John H. Brose. Betty graduated from Roll High School and Warner Beauty College. She worked as a hairdresser in Hartford City until 1942 when she and her husband, Wallace “Wally” Adams moved to Virginia where Wally worked in the Navy shipyards. She returned to Hartford City in 1955 after Wally’s death. She again worked as a hairdresser and also worked for 3M Corporation. Betty married Marion McDirmit in 1968 and lived in Muncie since that time. Marion was employed by the former Nickel Plate Railroad. He passed away in 1987.

Betty attended Agape Ministries in Muncie.

Survivors include two daughters, Jane Ellen Adams, Muncie and Sheryl McDirmit Price, Sacramento, California and one son, John Wallace Adams, (wife-Nancy (Gause) Adams, Carmel; one brother, Richard Brose, (wife-Barbara), Florida; three granddaughters: Laura (Adams) Daily; Julia (Adams) Kruzel and Linda (Adams) Stephen; two grandsons: Daniel David Price and Andrew Stephen Price; twelve great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother: Martha Brose Clamme; Glen Brose; Lela Brose Alwes and Kate Brose Casterline.

Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 16, 2010, at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel. Burial will follow in Hartford City Cemetery.

Family and friends may call at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday or one hour prior to the services on Friday.

Memorials may be directed to Agape Ministries, 9701 N. CR 450 W., Muncie, IN 47304.

Online condolences to the family may be directed to www.meeksmortuary.com.