Betty Jane Cain Pitcher Prentice, age 100, longtime resident of Dothan, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2026, at Graceville Rehabilitation in Graceville, FL.
Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Harvest Church in Dothan with Dr. Jonathan Broyles officiating. Burial will follow in the Memory Hill Cemetery with Glover Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 1pm until 1:45pm on Thursday in the church chapel prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Harvest Church Building Fund, 2727 Fortner Street, Dothan, Alabama, 36305.
Betty Jane Cain Pitcher Prentice was born September 18, 1926, in Dothan, Alabama, to Bessie and Elbert Cain. Betty graduated from high school in Atmore, Alabama. She met and married Robert “Bob” Pitcher Sr. in 1943 while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. After World War II, they returned to Dothan to raise their family. After Bob’s death, she married Wayne Prentice in 1975. Betty worked as a credit manager for Bauman’s Jewelers and Ted’s Jewelers for over 50 years.
A committed Christian, she taught Sunday School at Highland Park and Cloverdale United Methodist Churches, “retiring” at age 90. At the time of her death, she was a member of Harvest Church in Dothan. Warm, loving, and deeply respected, she will be missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bessie and Elbert Cain; stepmother, Mollie Ruth Marshall Cain; brothers, Paul Cain and Tommy Cain; husbands, Robert Pitcher Sr. and Wayne Prentice; and daughter, Donna Gerstner.
She is survived by her son, Robert Pitcher Jr. (Nanette); grandchildren, Kim Pauga, Brad Gerstner (Emily), Paul Gerstner (Joanna), Sherry Pitcher Kaelin (Matthew), and Alan Pitcher; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are stepchildren Brad Prentice (Jan) and Pam Hundley (Daniel).
The family wishes to extend heartfelt thanks to the caring staff at Graceville Rehabilitation for the compassion and kindness shown to Betty during her time there.
Glover Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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