A native of Barton, Vermont, Betty was born to the late Clarence B. Foster and Eletta Yates Foster on October 14, 1938. She attended East Mecklenburg High School. Betty raised, bred and showed German Shepherds, Welsh Corgis and was a member of the German Shepherd Dog Club. She enjoyed crafts, painting, drawing and was an avid flower gardener. Betty was preceded in death by her son, John C. Phifer, Jr. in 1976, and by her husband, David Simonson in 2015.
Betty is survived by two children, Anne Phifer Bilby and her husband, Jim, of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Gordon B. Dailey and his significant other, Michelle Bentley, of Webster, MA; grandchildren, Ashley, Greg, Kristen, Sabrina and Holly; and great-grandchildren, Aiden, Mollie and Brooke.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7 at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road in Mint Hill. A reception will follow the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the fifth floor Novant Health Hospice Matthews staff for the special care provided to Betty.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to Novant Health Hospice, 324 N. McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC 28204.
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