Betty Porter McCrea of Cherryville, NJ, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2023, in her 98th year. She was the daughter of the late Frederick (Ted) and Helena Welch Porter of Bloomsbury, NJ.

Born in Bloomsbury on April 15, 1925, she was a graduate of Phillipsburg High School, class of 1943. She was married for forty-three years to the late William B. McCrea. She was previously employed by the New Jersey Telephone Company and by ACME Markets in Flemington. She was later the receptionist at the Hunterdon County Administration Building in Flemington, for many years until her retirement in 1986.

Mrs. McCrea was a member of the Cherryville Baptist Church, the Franklin Township Senior Center, the Golden Dance Group, and the Lucky Seven Card Club. She also served as treasurer of the Cherryille Mountain View Cemetery Association for many years, carrying on a family tradition.

She is survived by her children, daughter, Nancy Sondervan and her husband, William Sondervan of Sherrills Ford, NC, and son, William B. McCrea, Jr. and his wife, Wendy of Cherryville NJ; three grandsons, Jesse McCrea and Kristi Pasoreck of Lebanon, NJ, Mark McCrea of Cherryville, NJ, Keith McCrea and his wife, Melissa of Doylestown, PA, and a granddaughter, Lori Sondervan Wallerius and her husband, Robert of Concord, NC; six great-grandchildren, William McCrea Sondervan, Jack Sondervan, Ava McCrea, Vivian McCrea, Aiden McCrea, and Brinley McCrea; several extended family members; and many dear friends made throughout her tremendous 98 years.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Frederick Jr., and Dale Porter; her sister, Jean Porter Huff; and grandson, William Warren Sondervan, Jr.

Graveside life celebration services and burial in Cherryville Mountain View Cemetery will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., under the care and direction of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ. Everyone is kindly requested to meet at the cemetery that Sunday beginning at 12:45 p.m. and to follow the instructions of the Wright & Ford Care Team Family Ambassadors upon arrival.

You are encouraged to visit Betty’s permanent life celebration site at www.wrightfamily.com to light a candle of hope, leave messages of condolence, share words of comfort and recollection, and post photographs of her life.

Memorial contributions in her honor and memory may be made to the Cherryville Mountain View Cemetery Association c/o 595 Cherryville Road, Flemington, NJ 08822.
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