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Visitation:
Saturday, September 21, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Atlanta Christian Church
Service:
2 p.m. Saturday at the church
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Betty J. Polley, 94, of Atlanta,
passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, September 19,
2019, at St. Clara's Rehab & Senior Care.
Funeral services for Mrs. Polley will be held on
Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at the
Atlanta Christian Church with Mr. Doug Maris
officiating. Burial will follow at the Atlanta
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Saturday at the Atlanta
Christian Church from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
prior to the funeral.
Betty Jane Leathers was born July 25, 1925, in
Oblong, Illinois, the daughter of James H. and Cora
A. Dedrick Leathers. She was united in marriage with
Robert O. Polley, on June 5, 1949, at the Oblong
Christian Church. He preceded Betty in death on
September 8, 2018.
Betty is survived by one son: Rick (Janet) Polley of
Springfield; one daughter: Becky (Jim) Pinney of
Atlanta; daughter-in-law: Lisa Polley of
Bloomington; nine grandchildren, and fifteen
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son:
Robert O. Polley II; one brother; one sister; and
one great-granddaughter.
Betty was a graduate of Oblong High School and
Eastern Illinois University. She taught school for
28 years locally at Hartsburg-Emden High School,
Atlanta High School, and Lincoln Elementary. She was
the first of all her relatives to go to college.
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Betty was a member of Illinois
Retired Teachers and DeWitt-Logan Retired Teachers.
She was past president of Fidelis Alpha Chapter of
Alpha Delta Kappa, international honorary
organization for women educators. Betty was also a
past Worthy Matron of the Atlanta chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star and life member of Lalla
Rookk chapter at Springfield.
She was a member of the Atlanta
Christian Church, the TNT Sunday School Class and
Helping Hands. Over the years she did volunteer work
at Bartmann and Christian Nursing homes. She was a
member of the Atlanta Legion Auxiliary, Atlanta
Women's Club, chairman of Logan County Home Ec
Council, and Chairman of Atlanta-Eminence Home
Extension.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Christian Church or
Atlanta Rescue Squad.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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