Betty Smith Aughinbaugh, 96, passed away June 15, 2018, at home.
Betty was born at her home in Claypool on Feb. 3, 1922. She graduated from Claypool High School and went to work for GE in Fort Wayne until she married James Aughinbaugh in 1945.
Betty loved to read and work crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She was a member of Scott Methodist Church, Cadiz, Ohio.
Preceding her death were her husband, James Aughinbaugh; and her daughter, Luanne Aughinbaugh Tate.
Betty is survived by two sons, James R. Aughinbaugh, Katy, Texas, and Terry (Mary Anne) Aughinbaugh, Cadiz; one daughter, Noreen (Bill) Taylor, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; and three grandsons: James McAfee, Jerry (Bobbie) McAfee and Terry (Amanda) Aughinbaugh. She also had six great-grandchildren: Madyson McAfee, Cooper McAfee, Lucas McAfee, Cameron Aughinbaugh, Nathan Rich and Emily Rich.
There will be a memorial at the Mount Pleasant Church in Claypool at a date yet to be determined.
