Obituaries

May 21, 1924 to October 9, 2011

MELBOURNE, FLA. - Betty Romaine Capper Ley, 87, of Melbourne, Fla., passed away Sunday morning.

She was born in Chicago on May 21, 1924, the daughter of the late John S. Capper and Romaine Tiffany Capper. She was married to Francis Ley, of Kewanna, for 56 years. He passed away in 2002.

Survivors include four children, Phillip, Elizabeth, Kitty and Kent; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Virginia Gady Kinsel, of Rochester; and one brother, Tom Capper, of Star City.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Marilyn Heinsen; and one brother, Jack Capper.

Mrs. Ley was a personnel manager for Burdines Department Store in Melbourne for many years. She was a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, having gone to the last two World Series that the Cubs participated in; in the late 30s and early 40s.

Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 14 at Ascension Catholic Church in Melbourne, Fla. Internment was at Florida Memorial Gardens.