Betty Kearns Zorn

Betty Rachel Kearns Zorn, 86, of Asheboro, died Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kernersville.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Brian Rummage officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

Born on March 31, 1939, in Randolph County, NC, Betty was the daughter of the late Floyd Marvin Kearns and Lois Ragsdale Kearns. She worked many years at Wachovia Bank and later retired from Merrill Lynch. She was a member of Eastern Star and was president of the Junior Women's Club in Brockport, New York. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Duane Zorn.

Betty was survived by her daughter, Deborah Lynch and husband Scott of Asheboro; son, Steven Zorn of Winston-Salem; grandchildren, Jennifer Lowe and husband Micah, Adam Levi Howerton and wife Nicole, Kalie Appleton-Sackett and husband Owen; great grandchildren, Avery Lowe, Landon Lowe and Drew Apostle.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Cardinal Hospice Care, 3884 Henderson Drive, Jacksonville, NC 28546.