Bette A. Carney

CARNEY, Bette A., 67, PRESQUE ISLE, January 6, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Fri., Jan. 11, at the Funeral Home. Spring interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.

    PRESQUE ISLE – Bette A. Carney, 67, passed away on Sunday morning, January 6, 2013, at a Presque Isle health care facility with her family at her side. She was born in Presque Isle on May 22, 1945, the daughter of Rodney F. “Blackie” and Joyce (Merritt) Black. Bette drove school bus for SAD #1 for a number of years.
    She is survived by her two children, a daughter, Paula Hammond and her husband, Frank of Lincoln; a son, Randy Carney and his wife, Heidi of Presque Isle; six beloved “grandbabies”, Katelyn, Jacob, Emily and Nicholas Hammond, Courtney and Samantha Carney; a half-sister, Dr. Roxi Black of Cumberland; a brother, Joseph Black of Monticello; and their respective families. Bette lived for her grandchildren, family and her friends. She will be missed by special friends, Ray Stevens, Katherine Buck, Linda Brenaman, Marcilyn Carter, her many neighbors and all those whose life she was such a special part of.
    Friends may call 6-7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, where funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, with the Rev. Larry Palmer officiating. Spring interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Online condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.