Elizabeth Ann Hartwig

Elizabeth Ann Hartwig, 94, of Waverly, Ohio passed away at Bristol Village Traditions, on April 19, 2024. “Betty”, as she was known to her friends and family, was born on July 24th,1929 in Laddonia, Missouri to Dr. Raymond Baize and Mrs. Marianne Baize. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri and completed her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing at Central Institute for the Deaf at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1951, Betty married the love of her life, Bill Hartwig. Together, they made their home in Worthington, Ohio where they raised three daughters. Betty privately tutored children in speech, taught many piano lessons and taught at the Ohio School for the Deaf as well as preschool classes at St. John’s Education Center in Worthington. After retirement, Bill and Betty moved to the mountains near Boone, NC, and later to Bristol Village in Waverly, Ohio where they enjoyed many amazing trips together. As the main accompanist at Bristol Village, Betty was known as ‘the piano lady’. She was also affectionately dubbed ‘Queen Elizabeth’ for her enthusiastic participation in all stage productions. She was a voracious reader, a competitive Scrabble player, and was recognized by President Obama for her volunteerism. She kept up with current events, had strong opinions, a good sense of humor, and never met a stranger. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Shotwell, and by her husband, Bill. She is survived by her three daughters, Mary Prentis Jones (former son-in-law, Abe Jones), Susan Lynn Hartwig (Ann Burkhart), and Lesa Anne Williams (Dylan Williams). Others who will miss her dearly are her four grandchildren (Carly and Elisabeth Jones, Maxwell and Dashiell Williams), a great-grandson (Ellis Jones-Barstow), as well as three nieces and a nephew. Though we will all enjoy our memories of her, Betty has requested that there be no memorial service. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Bristol Village Foundation, 660 E. Fifth St., Waverly, Ohio 45690.

Arrangements are in care of Botkin Hornback Funeral Home in Waverly.

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