Bettie Marie Howard, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. It was a quiet and peaceful passing in Fairhope with family and caregivers who loved her dearly.
She lived a long and prosperous life, born Nov. 3, 1926 in Mullan, Ind. She lived and traveled all over the United States and in Europe with her husband and children. Her giving heart touched many throughout the years. She deeply loved her family and friends and we all felt it daily.
A member of teh Montrose Baptist Church, she served as mayor in Montrose, Ga., until a stroke changed her life, but she never stopped loving, giving, sharing and smiling.
In the 70s she worked at the hospital in Macon, Ga., assisting in labor and delivery. Throughout her life, she was volunteering and always planning something to reach out to those she knew and those she did not know.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Lee, and son Ricky.
Survivors include two daughters, Suzanne (Michael) Bracher of Tacoma, Wash., and Karen (Ab) Abercrombie of Fairhope; son, David (Stephanie) Howard of Birmingham; six grandchildren, Shauna, Jessica, Michele, Ben, Christina and Sarah; and six great-grandchildren, Maddie, Lanna, Abbie, Luke, Emma and soon to be born Hayden.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at Montrose Baptist Church, Montrose, Ga.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Montrose Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Hughes Cremation & Funeral Service, Daphne.
