Betty Ruth (Blagg) Pennington-Sayre

OBITUARY

Betty Ruth Pennington-Sayre, 87, of Tipp City, OH passed away 12:20 p.m. Wednesday April 15, 2026 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, OH.

She was born June 6, 1938 in Ironton, OH to Harley and Elsie (Kerns) Blagg.

Survivors include:

daughter Patty(Mike) Robbins of Ft. Loramie, OH

daughter Rita (Bruce) Opperman of New Knoxville, OH

son Gary (Lydia) Pennington of Sidney, OH

son Eric Sayre of Tipp City, OH

5 grandchildren: Andy Opperman, Amy (Aaron) Brock, Cindy (Todd) Elshoff, Shane (Michelle) Pennington, Shawn Douglas (Deanna) Pennington

12 great-grandchildren

15 great-great-grandchildren

Preceded in death by:

parents Harley and Elsie Blagg; first husband Arthur Pennington; second husband Charles Sayre; daughter Tammy Kessler; granddaughter Angela (Chris) Lemke

She worked at a local bakery for many years.

Her favorite pastimes included shopping, dining at area restaurants, and listening to classic country & western music (especially, Conway Twitty). Blessed with a fun-loving spirit and need for adventure, she was always ready to travel on short notice, in particular to southern Ohio. She was fond of animals and loved caring for her feline friend “Stinkers”.

Above everything else, “Grandma Betty” will be remembered for the love she shared with her family and close friends. She will be dearly missed by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

To honor the life of Betty Ruth Sayre, her family will host a celebration of her life on 1:00 p.m. Saturday April 25, 2026 at Earl’s Island Pavilion at Lake Loramie State Park near Ft. Loramie, OH.  All are welcome!

Condolences may be expressed and memories shared with Betty’s family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net or the Miller Funeral Homes Facebook Page.