Elizabeth Keffer

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA Elizabeth Grace (Leonard) Keffer, 72, died Monday, April 20, 2015, at the DeKalb Hospital. Betty was the wife of James Thomas Keffer, her husband of 53 years. Betty was born May 5, 1942, in Hanover, the daughter of the late Neal and Mary (Richard) Leonard. Betty was an active member of the Grace Fellowship Church of Snellville, Ga., where she was a greeter at the 9 a.m. services. She was a longtime mainstay of the Atlanta Gynecology & Obstetrics practice in Decatur, Ga. When her fifth child turned three, Betty went back to school for an associate degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse. One of six children, Betty was devoted to her family and relatives and enjoyed spending time with her twelve grandchildren and her five children. She had touched many lives over the years. Betty is survived by a daughter, Kathryn of Lawrenceville, Ga., a daughter, Diane and her husband Thomas Shoup of Hofheim, Germany, a son, John and his wife Amy of Ft. Mill, S.C., a daughter Bissy and her husband Todd Elliott of Algonquin, Ill., a son, James and his wife Teresa of Franklin, Tenn.; her 12 grandchildren; her brother, William and his wife Kay, of Hanover; a sister, Linda and her husband Paul of Hanover; a brother, James and his wife Robbin of McSherrystown; as well as her nieces and nephews. Betty was predeceased by a brother, Neal E. Leonard, Jr.; and a sister, Christiana A. Leonard. Following cremation, a memorial service was held in Snellville, Ga. at her church, Grace Fellowship. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 5 p.m. at St. David Church Cemetery in Hanover, with Pastor Scott Sager officiating. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the YWCA Safe Home of Hanover: https://www.firstgiving.com/Npo/392653/Donation?designId=101148. Feiser Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.Memories may be shared at www.feiserfuneralhome.com