Betty Lantz Wagner, 65, of 47 Paula Street, Paris, died Monday, November 30, 1998, in Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center. Mrs. Wagner had performed as "Miss Terri Linn" on the WWVA Jamboree in Wheeling from 1962 to 1965. At age 14, she sang at area schools, churches and on WSTV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio. She also sang with Ronnie North on WEIR AM 1430, and sang and played at the jamboree with Big Slim the Lone Cowboy. They also appeared on WMTV in Poland Springs, Maine; WABI-TV in Banger, Maine, CHL-TV in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and on the radio in Convay, N.H. Mrs. Wagner appeared on billboards with top county music stars such as Johnny Cash, George Jones and Willie Nelson. She was Protestant. On August 28, 1995, she married James H. Wagner, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Audie Burge of Burgettstown, and Joe Burge of Belvedere, S.C.; a stepson, Ken Rodney Thomas of Paris; two daughters, Linda Zack of Brilliant, Ohio, and Linda Hildreth of Weirton; a sister, Shirley Mackey of Weirton; six grandchildren, Colton Burge, Sherri and Shawn Hildreth, Nicole, Brian and Alisha Zack; and a great-granddaughter. Deceased are a brother, Kenneth Lantz, and a sister, Erma Wagner. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Wednesday, December 2, 1998Betty Wagner
Performed at Wheeling jamboree
She was born May 17, 1933, in Weirton, a daughter of Foy and Louella Clutter Lantz.