Betty "Boop" Brown (Callahan)

Betty “Boop” Brown (Callahan), the family matriarch, age 85 of Hamilton, passed away at home on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She was born in Hamilton, OH on Nov. 8, 1935 the youngest of seven, born to Bradley & Grace (Burns) Callahan Sr. and was educated in the Hamilton City Schools. On December 20, 1952 in Hamilton, OH Betty Callahan was united into marriage to Wm. (Bill) Brown and together they spent almost 53 years of marriage before his death on Nov. 8, 2005. Mom enjoyed shopping, collecting, Betty Boop paraphernalia as well as precious moment’s figurines and watching her daily soaps. For many years she & husband Bill enjoyed vacationing in the Smokey Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN. Mom was a lifetime member of the O.E.S. Chapter #195.

She is survived by one daughter Deborah K. Brown and one son Ricky (Sherry) Brown; one grandson Kevin Lewis; twin granddaughters Kelly (Andy) Altman & Shelly Wooten; one great granddaughter Mindy (Mike) Sasu & three great grandsons Cody Wooten, Dillon & Justin Altman; her two dogs Buddy and Bella; one sister in law Cheryl Callahan; two step-grandchildren, Chris Preston and Amanda (Zach) Martin and six step-great grandchildren, Jake, Josh, Jackson, Madyson, Aaliyah, and Tanner; many, many nieces, nephews, great nieces & great nephews.

In addition to her parents, step-father Roosevelt Shepherd, and Husband Bill, mom was preceded in death by her siblings Saul Callahan in infancy, Paul (Hazel) Callahan, Dolly (Jack) Judd, Bradley (Lena) Callahan Jr., Maude (Al) Couch and Bonnie (Sadie) Callahan.

The family would like to thank Crossroads Hospice and nurses Tasha, Terry, and nurse aide Carmen for the great care they gave our mother. A special thank you to Andy Altman and Danny Wayne-Wooten for doing jobs around the house.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021 from 11:00 AM until time of the Ohio Eastern Star service at 1:00 PM followed by the funeral service with Pastor Cecil Day officiating at Rose Hill Funeral Home 2565 Princeton Road Hamilton, OH 45011 with burial to follow in Hickory Flat Cemetery, Overpeck.