Betty J. Birch

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel 4278 Lafayette Street Marianna, Florida 32446 850-482-2332 850-526-4143 fax Betty J. Birch Betty J. Birch, 78, of Marianna died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Jackson Hospital in Marianna. Mrs. Birch was born in Graceville, Florida. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and studying different languages. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, North Carolina. She had the opportunity to live and work in many places in the United States and Europe while her husband served in the US Air Force. She graduated from Florida State University with a graduate degree in Medical Library/Special Libraries. She served in the Civil Service as a medical librarian. She is preceded in death by her parents, Doug and Verna Bruner. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, James J. Birch, one sister, Vernell Bruner Holley of Marianna; one sister-in-law, Ruby M. Christmas of Pensacola; two nieces, Susan Holley Kunde of Marianna, Carolyn Lovoy of Gulf Breeze; two nephews, Randy Holley of Marianna and Gerald Christmas of Plano, TX. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 29, in the Chapel of the Pines Mausoleum at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Marianna with Connie Farnell officiating. Entombment will follow with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. No visitation is planned. The family request flowers be omitted. Expressions of Sympathy may be made online at www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com