Betty J. Hancock

Betty J. Hancock, 90, of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at her home.

She was born on October 4, 1936, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late George E. and Eva M. (Beaston) Miller and was a 1953 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School.

Betty worked at the former Howard Johnson restaurant on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for many years. She was a member of the Green Spring First Church of God.

Betty is survived by four daughters, Debra K. Reid and husband Dan, Gloria J. Lytle, Terrie A. Wiser, and Lisa G. Brandt and husband Bill; her son, Bruce A. Hancock; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce W. Hancock; her sister, Louise Henderson; and her brothers, Leroy and Herbert Miller.

Her funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc., Shippensburg. There will be no public viewing, visitation, or funeral service. Interment will also be private.