BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Betty L. “Granny” Schroader, 86, of Beaver Dam, joined her family in heaven on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at Norton Healthcare in Louisville. She was born Nov. 16, 1937, in Echols, Kentucky, to the late Roland Geary and Pernie Colman.
Granny was a homemaker and of the Christian faith.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard D. Schroader; two daughters, Terry Lynn Schroader and Janet Schroader; and three siblings, Clarence Arthur Geary, Thomas Ray Geary, and Sally Fosten Geary.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory are three children, Rondal (Vanessa) Schroader, of Hartford, Kentucky, Judy (Victor) Baird, of Owensboro, Kentucky, and David (April) Schroader, of Beaver Dam; four siblings, Earnest Geary, of Louisville, Kentucky, Roland (Lavonne) Geary, Mary Maple, of Beaver Dam, and Jo Ann Minton; 16 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her granddaughter, Melanie Weldon, was her primary caregiver, allowing her to live at home in her final years with her faithful four-legged companion, Gabby Lou.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Rev. Jeff Evans officiating. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Friends may visit with Granny’s family from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left for the family of Betty L. “Granny” Schroader by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.