by Archana Subramaniam by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: TUESDAY, January 14, 1992 TAG: 9201140042 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: WILMINGTON, N.C. LENGTH: Short
OBIT RILLING, B.
RILLING, BETTY E. Mrs. Betty Elizabeth Bird Rilling of 538 Camway Drive, Wilmington, died Monday, January 12, 1992, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born in Roanoke, Va. on June 22, 1928, the daughter of the late Andrew and Effie Sands Bird. Mrs. Rilling was a member of St. Marks Catholic Church and very active in the church work, serving as a Eucharistic Minister, member of the Clowning Ministry, the Women's Guild, and was active in the Catholic Social Services. She was associated with the Christian Family Living Center and the Prison Ministry. A loving wife for 27 years, she is survived by her husband, Carl Thomas Rilling of the home; a son, Carl Thomas Rilling, Jr., Wilmington, N.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Carla Annette Young, Jamestown, N.C.; Mrs. Jennifer Louise Hewett, Wilmington; two grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Pearl Payne, Mrs. Pauline Brown, Mrs. Frances Bauer, and Mrs. Willie Link, all of Roanoke; and Mrs. Molly Brown, Chicago, Ill. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 1992, in St. Marks Catholic Church by Rev. Matthew Hendrick. Prayer services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday in Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel, after which the family will receive friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Families in Crisis, 4710 N. College Road, Wilmington, N.C. 28405, or to the Marianist Family Ministry, Rt. 2, Box 259-F, Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445