Elizabeth Eleanor "Betty" Markle Vannoy Obituary (1923 - 2015)

Elizabeth Eleanor "Betty" Markle Vannoy, 92, of Madisonville, KY passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville. Mrs. Vannoy was born March 13, 1923 in Josephburg, Alberta, Canada, to the late John Henry Markle and Muriel Irene Gilmour Markle. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Vannoy Sloop; two brothers, William and Alec Markle; and one sister, Kathryn Douglas. Mrs. Vannoy was a homemaker and an accomplished artist. She created in any medium. She was once commissioned to paint portraits of Senator Wendell Ford and Major James Gordon on another occasion. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church where she was a deacon and a member of the choir. She was a member of the County Zoning Commission, a member of the Garden Club, and established and named the "Tulip Tree" gift shop at Regional Medical Center. Betty will be remembered for her love of God, her family, and for her generosity. She is survived by her husband, Carl Granville Vannoy; one daughter, Laura Vannoy Padgett; three grandchildren, Lt. Julie Elizabeth Padgett of Corpus Christi, TX; Beau Granville Padgett of Madisonville; and Laurie (Jonathan) Markle Sloop Ziliak of Haubstadt, IN; and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held privately by Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Building Fund.