Betty C. Myers

She met Jimmy Myers of Knoxville on a blind date, and in 1947 they married. In 1959 Jim transferred from Knoxville to Chicago, where the family resided until 1970. That year, they decided to relocate to Daytona Beach, where they vacationed many times through the years. After relocation, they established a successful business, Myers Cleaners, with South Daytona and Port Orange locations. After selling their business, Betty and Jim retired and enjoyed many wonderful years in the Daytona area and were also fortunate to travel extensively. After 61 years of marriage, Jim died in 2008.

An effective community participant throughout her working years, Betty was a member of the Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce and was an active Rotary, Ann, alongside Jim, with the Oceanside Rotary Club. She also served as a 25-year volunteer arbitrator with the State Attorney's Office Juvenile Arbitration Program and was honored by that office as the 1998 Volunteer of the Year. She remained active with many other organizations in Knoxville, Chicago, and the Daytona Beach area throughout her life. Betty and Jim were members of Westminster By-the-Sea Presbyterian Church in Daytona Beach Shores.

In 2010 Betty married Joe Brooks of Ormond Beach, whom she met on the internet while communicating over the passing of a mutual acquaintance. They were surprised to learn they had worked at the same newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee, when younger and, although not a large enterprise, their paths never previously crossed. They were fortunate to have eleven beautiful years together, enjoying travel, family, and active participation in their church and community.

Betty joins her parents, brother Kenneth, Jr., and sister Dana in death. Her surviving family members include brother Charles of Winslow, Maine, husband Joe Brooks, her daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Dennis Fischer of Port Orange, a son Paul Myers, Flagler Beach, and a stepson Daniel Brooks, Ormond Beach. Additional surviving family members include two grandsons, Kris Myers and spouse Jill of Fairhope, Alabama, Rob Myers of Palm Coast, and eight grandchildren: Tiffany, Nolan, Gavin, Justin, Layla, Shyanne, Madison, and Dakota, along with two great-great-grandsons, Damen and Easton, and a beloved Shih Tzu, Percy.

At Betty's request, no memorial service will be conducted. In her memory, donations may be made to Westminster By-the-Sea Presbyterian Church, 3221 South Peninsula Drive, Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118. Betty will be interred, alongside Jim, at the Florida National Cemetery (US Department of Veterans Affairs), Bushnell, FL, in a private ceremony.

Betty's family expresses their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the medical professionals at Halifax Hospital lCU and Port Orange Hospice for their compassion and kindness during her end-of-life journey.

Volusia Memorial Funeral Home, www.volusiamemorialfuneral.com