She graduated from Amarillo High School and attended Amarillo Junior College. She married Wiley E. Davis on February 18, 1949. He preceded her in death after fifty years of marriage. They moved to Lubbock from Pampa in 1962. Betty worked at the Texas Tech Athletic Department.
She was President of the Women’s Division of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. Betty was a member of the Lubbock Women’s Club, Lubbock Women’s Cotton Club Auxiliary, Lubbock Symphony Guild, Red Raider Club and various bridge clubs.
Survivors include a son, Wiley E. Davis Jr. (Patty) of Phoenix, AZ; a daughter, Melissa Davis (Kenny Bose) of Denver, CO; a brother, Dick Bell of Amarillo, TX; three grandchildren, Wiley E Davis III (Chrissa), Jeffrey Davis (Jenna) and Courtney Davis, nine great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and special friends.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Edith Thompson, Ruth Kopp, Jackie Hill Caputo, Nell Hodges and brothers M.H. Bell and Robert Bell. Her nephews Gary Hill, Dr. James R. Matthews, Larry Kopp and niece Sharon Kay Thompson.
Special thanks to Brenda and Robert and the rest of the nursing staff at Carrillon House. And to her close friends and family; Carolyn Matthews (James Robert), Merrijon Newton (Arthur), Wanda Barnett (Clark), Wanda Williams (Bob), and Natalie Marable (Gerry) for their love and help.
The family suggests memorials to Meals on Wheels or the charity of your choice.
Graveside services will be held on March 1, 2021 at 11:30 am at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock, TX. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held later on May 1, 2021 at 10 am, at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel in Lubbock, TX.
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