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Mary Elizabeth "Betty Drew" Brown
June 8, 1932 — June 16, 2013
Mary Elizabeth "Betty Drew" Brown, resident of Haskell, formerly of Dallas, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Haskell at the age of 81. Services for Mrs. Brown will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Weinert with Pastor Dan Bullock officiating. Burial will be at Willow Cemetery in Haskell under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes.
Betty was born June 6, 1932 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas to Laura (Teague) Drew and Homer Maurice Drew. She graduated from Ursuline Academy of Dallas (Merici High) and received her Bachelor's of Arts from the College of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
Betty retired as one of the first female executives from Southland Life Insurance Company after 32 years of service as an Administrative Vice President. Betty was fluent in three languages and spent much of her early adulthood traveling through Europe. After retirement, she spent her time with the love of her life, V. A. Brown, doing things they loved including owning race horses, researching family genealogy, and reading. She was a member of the Progressive Study Club in Haskell and actively participated in the Southland Life Retiree Organization until she moved to Haskell.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Alvin "V.A." Brown, Jr.; and her parents Laura and Homer Drew.
She is survived by her brother Martin Drew of Dallas; her stepson, James Brown of Cleburne; her stepdaughter Barbara Knuth and her husband Rene' of Dallas; granddaughter, Monamolin Knuth of Dallas; her beloved best friend and "adopted" daughter Cindy Guess and husband Hal of Weinert; and numerous cousins and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Hendricks Hospice or the Special Olympics.
Betty was born June 6, 1932 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas to Laura (Teague) Drew and Homer Maurice Drew. She graduated from Ursuline Academy of Dallas (Merici High) and received her Bachelor's of Arts from the College of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
Betty retired as one of the first female executives from Southland Life Insurance Company after 32 years of service as an Administrative Vice President. Betty was fluent in three languages and spent much of her early adulthood traveling through Europe. After retirement, she spent her time with the love of her life, V. A. Brown, doing things they loved including owning race horses, researching family genealogy, and reading. She was a member of the Progressive Study Club in Haskell and actively participated in the Southland Life Retiree Organization until she moved to Haskell.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Alvin "V.A." Brown, Jr.; and her parents Laura and Homer Drew.
She is survived by her brother Martin Drew of Dallas; her stepson, James Brown of Cleburne; her stepdaughter Barbara Knuth and her husband Rene' of Dallas; granddaughter, Monamolin Knuth of Dallas; her beloved best friend and "adopted" daughter Cindy Guess and husband Hal of Weinert; and numerous cousins and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Hendricks Hospice or the Special Olympics.
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