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Aug. 19, 2025

11:00 a.m.

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

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Betty Rivers Obituary

Rivers, Betty
LATHAM - Betty J. Rivers, 78, entered eternal life on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2904 5th Ave., Troy. Interment will immediately follow in Elmwood Hill Cemetery, Troy.
Family and friends may leave a message of condolence or memory of Betty at NewComerAlbany.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Albany Times Union on Aug. 17, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Betty Rivers

Aug

19

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

2904 5th Avenue, Troy, NY 12180

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New Comer Cremations & Funerals - Watervliet

181 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Watervliet, NY 12189

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Gaynell Berry

August 16, 2025

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Kim

August 16, 2025

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

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