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Betty Lue Zielke

November 4, 1937 – October 22, 2019

Mrs. Betty Lue Zielke, age 81, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on Oct. 22, 2019, in Blue Ridge, GA. She was born in Ivy, SC, on Nov. 4, 1937 to the late George Emory and Christine Worley Turpin. Betty was an engaging woman with an outgoing personality. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. She had the opportunity to travel with her husband all over the world, making lifelong friends in France, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden. Betty will be missed by so many.

Also preceding her in death were three siblings: Junior Turpin, Ruth Moss and Jean Schmidt.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years Frank Zielke; two sons, Steven Guy Zielke and Keith Edward Zielke and wife Donna; one brother Ben Turpin; and two grandchildren, Evan Edward Zielke and Julia A. Zielke.

Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at 2 p.m. from the Akins Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. from the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, from 5 to 9 p.m. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com.