Bettie Dendy Dyson passed away in the early morning hours of December 15, 2023. She was one week shy of her 97th birthday at the time of her death. Bettie was born in 1926 in Texarkana, Arkansas as the youngest of 9 children. Bettie grew up in challenging circumstances, as her father died unexpectedly when she was only 3 months old. Her mother provided for the family as best she could during those days of the Great Depression, and being financially strapped marked her early childhood. As a young adult, Bettie was working at a waitress job in Texarkana as World War II was coming to a close. A young Air Force Lieutenant named Gerald (Jerry) Dyson was home on leave in 1945 and by chance saw her at her workplace. It was love at first sight as the couple were married in Texarkana within a year. They quickly moved to the Louisiana Tech campus in Ruston, Louisiana where Bettie managed their home and the daughter that came along in 1947. After Jerry's graduation from Louisiana Tech, the couple moved to the Shreveport area. Subsequent engineering job opportunities for the family had Bettie moving to Baton Rouge and Lafayette and then back to Baton Rouge. By the time the 1950's wrapped up, Bettie had a husband, a daughter and two sons to care for as she managed their home in Baton Rouge. Over the decades of the 60's and 70's, Bettie was active in the Women's Auxiliary of the Louisiana Engineering Society (WALES). She also volunteered in later years at the Baton Rouge Rotary Club's yearly Trash and Treasures sale in Baton Rouge. Bettie was a member of Goodwood Baptist Church and Istrouma Baptist Church. Even into her 90's Bettie was living independently and driving herself to meet with her weekly exercise class friends. Bettie was an outstanding mother, home manager, school room mother for her kids, neighbor, church member, Sunday School teacher and friend. Her cooking skills were recognized by everyone to be of the highest quality. Her career as a stay-at-home Mom was well spent as she invested in her family's lives for decades. Bettie was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years (Jerry Dyson) and her parents William and Alta Dendy, two brothers, six sisters and grandson Jason Dyson. She is survived by daughter Sandra Huddleston (Keith), son J.R. "Randy" Dyson (Kathy), son Bruce Dyson (Pam), 8 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. A visitation will be held at Greenoaks Funeral Home on Monday, December 18, 2023 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm with a funeral service to begin at 2:00pm. Burial will immediately follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park. 9595 Florida Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70815
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