{"id":102042,"date":"2026-08-31T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?p=102042"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:40:00","slug":"betty-joan-carper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?p=102042","title":{"rendered":"Betty Joan Carper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail-16-3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail-16-3.webp 340w, https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail-16-3-297x300.webp 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Betty Joan Carper, 89, of Marion, passed away at 1:48 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Wesleyan Health Care &amp; Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Amboy, Indiana, on Tuesday, September 29, 1936, to Ray and Eda (Adams) Sherick. On June 11, 1954, she married Richard Carper who preceded her in death on September 17, 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Betty graduated from Marion High School in 1954. She worked at Ball Store and Marion College beginning in 1982. She and her husband pastored the Wesleyan Churches in Mathews and Sandford, Indiana, Charleston and Martinsville Illinois, and Mayfield and Cloverport Kentucky. They spent 9 years as missionaries with the Wesleyan Native American Ministries, serving in South Dakota at Kyle, Pierre, Fort Thompson, and Lower Brale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Betty is survived by her children, Richard A. (Amanda) Carper, Jr. of TN, Betty Jo Fleener of Marion; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and sister, Helen Cassidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard A. Carper, Sr.; parents, Ray and Eda Sherick; sons, Clifford D. (Kristy) Carper, and David R. Carper; daughter, Mary Beth Madison; brothers, Leslie Sherick, and Harold W. Sherick; and her sisters, Mary Secaur, and Norma R. Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Betty&#8217;s request, there will be no public visitation or funeral service. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrangements are entrusted to Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral &amp; Cremation Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memories may be shared online at www.nswcares.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To send flowers to the family of Betty Joan Carper, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/needhamstoreywampner-north-chapel.tributestore.com\/?oId=49392567&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.390251717.1786653754:GS2.1.s1788199373$o9$g1$t1788201233$j56$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=ae31123b-45cb-4d8d-99e3-2b2bb4c7b140&amp;mtph=1\">visit our floral store.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Betty Joan Carper, 89, of Marion, passed away at 1:48 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Wesleyan Health Care &amp; Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Amboy, Indiana, on Tuesday, September 29, 1936, to Ray and Eda (Adams) Sherick. On June 11, 1954, she married Richard Carper who preceded her in death on September &#8230; <a title=\"Betty Joan Carper\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?p=102042\" aria-label=\"Read more about Betty Joan Carper\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":3,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/yournewslocal.com\/?cat=261\" rel=\"category\">Obituaries2<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Betty Joan Carper, 89, of Marion, passed away at 1:48 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Wesleyan Health Care &amp; Rehabilitation Center. 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