Betty Jeanne Wilson
April 5, 1926 ~ October 20, 2017
On Friday, October 20, 2017, Betty Jeanne Wilson died peacefully at the age of 91.
Betty was born in Raton, NM on April 5, 1926, to John and Nellie Jeanne Thaxton. She graduated from Colorado College in 1948 with a B.A. in Business Administration. She met her future husband, Ralph C. Wilson, while in college, and they were married on December 24, 1950.
Betty moved to her beloved Arlington, VA in 1962, after previously living in Seattle, WA, Huntington Park, CA and Wiesbaden, Germany. She was a member of the Little Falls Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. She was also a member and past president of the Williamsburg Women’s Club and PEO- Chapter N, as well as a member of AAUW and the Gamma Phi Beta Alumni Association. She was an avid bridge player, participating in many different bridge groups throughout the years.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, her husband and her sister, Phyllis. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Yancey, (Scott) of Oakton; two granddaughters: Shannon Freeman (Jay) of Herndon and Melissa Brower (James) of Arlington; and four great-grandchildren, Harper and Savannah Freeman, Sutton and Grey Brower. She is also survived by her sister, Madeleine Ball of Issaquah, WA.
Relatives and friends are invited to Betty’s Life Celebration at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207 on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 11:00 am. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests your donation to Little Falls Presbyterian Church Foundation. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
Betty was born in Raton, NM on April 5, 1926, to John and Nellie Jeanne Thaxton. She graduated from Colorado College in 1948 with a B.A. in Business Administration. She met her future husband, Ralph C. Wilson, while in college, and they were married on December 24, 1950.
Betty moved to her beloved Arlington, VA in 1962, after previously living in Seattle, WA, Huntington Park, CA and Wiesbaden, Germany. She was a member of the Little Falls Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. She was also a member and past president of the Williamsburg Women’s Club and PEO- Chapter N, as well as a member of AAUW and the Gamma Phi Beta Alumni Association. She was an avid bridge player, participating in many different bridge groups throughout the years.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, her husband and her sister, Phyllis. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Yancey, (Scott) of Oakton; two granddaughters: Shannon Freeman (Jay) of Herndon and Melissa Brower (James) of Arlington; and four great-grandchildren, Harper and Savannah Freeman, Sutton and Grey Brower. She is also survived by her sister, Madeleine Ball of Issaquah, WA.
Relatives and friends are invited to Betty’s Life Celebration at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207 on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 11:00 am. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests your donation to Little Falls Presbyterian Church Foundation. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
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To the Family: My sincere condolences to you. God says that “the span of our life is 70 years, or 80 if one is especially strong” (Psalms 90:10). Yet God has promised ETERNAL life. That the resurrection is real is demonstrated by Jesus at John 11:19-44 where he raised Lazarus to life after 4 days in the grave. Envision the happy reunions as relatives and friends, once separated by death, embrace Ms. Wilson once again—here on an earthly paradise. Then all will say “Life without end—At Last!” (Rev 21:3,4) To find out more, visit http://www.jw.org.
“My Deepest Condolences go out to the Wilson family, I hope you find comfort in these words, “He will swallow up death forever,……And will wipe away the tears from all faces. Isaiah 25:8. We want to trust in Jehovah God’s, promise of the resurrection hope. jw.org