Betsy was born on February 4, 1935 in New York, New York and resided in Bronxville, New York with her parents John Howard Kack, Maude Michel Grier and younger brother John Howard Kack (1937-2022). Betsy graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1953 and then graduated from Secretarial School in New York.
As a girl, Betsy loved spending time with family and friends at the beaches in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In 1958 Betsy married Frank T Gilg Sr (1930-1985) from Chatham, NY and subsequently moved to Akron Ohio where FT, Terry and Pam were born. In 1964 the family moved to Westport, CT where she lived until 2009.
In Westport, she met Russell Jones, and they married on December 27, 1973, at Green Farms Congregational Church where she volunteered as a Sunday School teacher.
Betsy had a successful career in office management at The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), The Boat Locker, Sherwood, Garlic, and Cowell, and as an Executive Assistant for the Regional President of Fleet Bank/Bank of America in Stamford, CT.
Betsy had passion for gardening, difficult puzzles, building and decorating doll houses, genealogy, and creating and designing greeting cards for her friends. She also loved to travel and visiting her family and grandkids.
In 2012, Russell and Betsy moved Frisco, TX. Betsy started a greeting card making club in her community and would often donate the materials for her classes.
Betsy is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thomas Russell Jones, children Frank Tatnall Gilg (F.T.), Richmond VA, Terrance Lea Gilg, Dallas, TX, and Pamela Maude Gilg, Coolidge, AZ, Daughter-In-Laws Martha Robson Gilg, (Frank), Karen Denise Clements (Terry), Grand Children Elizabeth Scott Gilg Richmond, VA, Ryan Gilg, Mead, CO (Sandra Alfaro Gilg) Step Granddaughter Erica Smith, Austin TX, Great Grandchildren Luna and Liam Gilg (Ryan and Sandra).
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation at
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