Betty Louise Heffelbower, 96, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at LeTort Spring Rehab., Carlisle. She was born on August 19, 1930, in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Reba Pauline (Moore) Heffelbower and Alfred Henry Heffelbower.

Betty graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1948. She then earned her bachelors’ degree in 1952 from Shippensburg University and in 1971 received her master’s degree in business education also from Shippensburg University. Betty served as a Business Teacher at the Canton and West Shore School Districts from 1952-1989.

She was an active member of Big Spring United Methodist Church and later the Carlisle First Church of God. She volunteered at Carlisle Salvation Army as a Bell Ringer, the Newville Food Bank, Mission Central in Mechanicsburg, as an Historian of Big Spring United Methodist Church and at a volunteer at Bingo at Cumberland Crossing, Carlisle. Betty taught Sunday School and Bible School in the summer at Big Spring United Methodist Church. She was a member of the National Education Association, the PA Educational Assoc., the PA Assoc. of School Retirees and the Cumberland County Branch of the PA Assoc. of School Retirees.

She is survived by four nieces, two nephews, five great-nieces, three great-nephews and two great-great-nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, William Henry Heffelbower and Gary Lee Heffelbower, one sister Jean Cecilia Bowers Watson and one niece.

A viewing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, with Rev. Michael Poe officiating. The burial will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Samaritans Purse, Local Salvation Army, World Vision or the Carlisle First Church of God, 705 Glendale St, Carlisle, PA 17013. EwingBrothers.com.