Elizabeth Ellis "Bette" Hunting of Richmond, the only child of Noel Coiner Ellis and Pauline Foster Ellis, died on January 24, 2012. Born in Alderson, West Virginia on November 10, 1928, she graduated from Alderson High School in 1946, and attended Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia. She was a retired staff employee of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and remained an active member. Mrs. Hunting was a Council member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a member of the William Byrd Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a half sister, Ann Ellis Barnes of Keller, Texas; and several cousins, the closest being E. Wayne Ellis of Roanoke, Virginia. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Monday, January 30, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Stephen's Church Endowment Fund, 6000 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va. 23226.

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch from January 27 to January 29, 2012