Community Service
Dennis spoke about Betty’s Community Service. His introduction was very clever.
Dennis’s explanation about being chosen to speak included looking for the most intelligent, the most beautiful, the most talented, but the deciding factor turned out to be the hardest headed family member. When he was small Sandy hit him in the forehead with a croquet mallet, accidentally! He survived!
PTA:
Behind every successful man is a woman. Betty made sure Raymond was prepared. Raymond became PTA President. That meant involvement in the Old Settlers community fair and pies for the food tent or fish fry; lots of pies including Raymond’s favorite, raisin, like his mother made. He served one year, but Betty was a room mother for twelve.
And then Raymond was Alumni President where there was always a theme. Their year was a western theme with split rails, servers in red checked shirts, and oil lamps that made the room so hot they barely survived the evening. Raymond received candy bars from the speaker that evening for his hard work, and Betty got to clean up.
Betty made the new red velvet curtains for the stage at Lexington High School and sometimes Florence Miller would talk her into a costume or two. Florence got her into lots of trouble! Homemakers: Betty was a “Doer.” She served the county Homemaker’s organization by helping build the open class exhibit at the Scott County Fair. She started early with the Homemakers organization by attending with her mother. She later formed two clubs of her own.
One member remembers: “She was older than her companions, but she was the one who parked the car, carried luggage, and directed her fellow attendees. ”We had much fun selling Devona's jewelry one year. We wore it but left the price tags on it so we could sell it "right off our bods". Betty carried a bag of the jewelry in her purse-like loot- for sale. When the club met at her home, we were treated like royalty. The table was set with elegance and Christmas decorations adorned the home, and the food was not only fit for a king but prepared by the "queen". If someone complained, she would say: "Well, maybe, you need to see it from their side of it" Wisdom at its best. It was my honor to be among this lady's friends.”
Another adds: “Because of her, I joined the state volunteer support group. Being with her inspired me to go onward and upward in the organization. We were involved in many projects for the local, district and state Homemakers' Organization. I liked her involvement in Homemakers and admired her family life and devotion to Raymond.”
She attended her last Greenbriar Homemakers club meeting last Thursday. She saved energy for several days so she could attend. She wore a beautiful new embroidered sweatshirt a friend made just for her. We took pictures to celebrate. Those photos will be cherished.
4-H
Betty started early. 4-H was one way she didn’t have to go to church every day. There were beautiful seamstresses in her family, and Betty was a natural. She had that “X factor” as far as god given talents go. She could see how to do it in her mind’s eye. She was steady and methodical enough to do excellent work.
She led the Wide Awake 4H club; and since she kept everything we know they had $17:00 in their bank account; Carol Whitlatch was the treasurer. Our floats in the Old Settler’s Parade were decked out in chicken wire covered with Kleenex. We had fun making them. Jeannie Carlisle and Jan McCammon Thompson were in the club, as were her children.
Her children’s sewing and baking, were always winners, but we never exhibited canning because peaches were hard to keep from floating to the tops of jars. Her home canned peaches, canned tomatoes and green beans were what we loved in winter, even if she didn’t think she could teach us to produce canning winners. Dennis won Grand Champion on his Italian Cream Cake or was it his yeast rolls?
She went on to serve on the county extension board for years. She and Raymond and now Dennis serve. They helped provide support and programming to keep 4-H a viable organization in Scott County. They have been recognized time and again for service. This winter’s recognition banquet was the first one missed in many years. Raymond mentioned he was missing it several times; he takes the program seriously.
Dennis spoke about Betty’s Community Service. His introduction was very clever.
Dennis’s explanation about being chosen to speak included looking for the most intelligent, the most beautiful, the most talented, but the deciding factor turned out to be the hardest headed family member. When he was small Sandy hit him in the forehead with a croquet mallet, accidentally! He survived!
PTA:
Behind every successful man is a woman. Betty made sure Raymond was prepared. Raymond became PTA President. That meant involvement in the Old Settlers community fair and pies for the food tent or fish fry; lots of pies including Raymond’s favorite, raisin, like his mother made. He served one year, but Betty was a room mother for twelve.
And then Raymond was Alumni President where there was always a theme. Their year was a western theme with split rails, servers in red checked shirts, and oil lamps that made the room so hot they barely survived the evening. Raymond received candy bars from the speaker that evening for his hard work, and Betty got to clean up.
Betty made the new red velvet curtains for the stage at Lexington High School and sometimes Florence Miller would talk her into a costume or two. Florence got her into lots of trouble! Homemakers: Betty was a “Doer.” She served the county Homemaker’s organization by helping build the open class exhibit at the Scott County Fair. She started early with the Homemakers organization by attending with her mother. She later formed two clubs of her own.
One member remembers: “She was older than her companions, but she was the one who parked the car, carried luggage, and directed her fellow attendees. ”We had much fun selling Devona's jewelry one year. We wore it but left the price tags on it so we could sell it "right off our bods". Betty carried a bag of the jewelry in her purse-like loot- for sale. When the club met at her home, we were treated like royalty. The table was set with elegance and Christmas decorations adorned the home, and the food was not only fit for a king but prepared by the "queen". If someone complained, she would say: "Well, maybe, you need to see it from their side of it" Wisdom at its best. It was my honor to be among this lady's friends.”
Another adds: “Because of her, I joined the state volunteer support group. Being with her inspired me to go onward and upward in the organization. We were involved in many projects for the local, district and state Homemakers' Organization. I liked her involvement in Homemakers and admired her family life and devotion to Raymond.”
She attended her last Greenbriar Homemakers club meeting last Thursday. She saved energy for several days so she could attend. She wore a beautiful new embroidered sweatshirt a friend made just for her. We took pictures to celebrate. Those photos will be cherished.
4-H
Betty started early. 4-H was one way she didn’t have to go to church every day. There were beautiful seamstresses in her family, and Betty was a natural. She had that “X factor” as far as god given talents go. She could see how to do it in her mind’s eye. She was steady and methodical enough to do excellent work.
She led the Wide Awake 4H club; and since she kept everything we know they had $17:00 in their bank account; Carol Whitlatch was the treasurer. Our floats in the Old Settler’s Parade were decked out in chicken wire covered with Kleenex. We had fun making them. Jeannie Carlisle and Jan McCammon Thompson were in the club, as were her children.
Her children’s sewing and baking, were always winners, but we never exhibited canning because peaches were hard to keep from floating to the tops of jars. Her home canned peaches, canned tomatoes and green beans were what we loved in winter, even if she didn’t think she could teach us to produce canning winners. Dennis won Grand Champion on his Italian Cream Cake or was it his yeast rolls?
She went on to serve on the county extension board for years. She and Raymond and now Dennis serve. They helped provide support and programming to keep 4-H a viable organization in Scott County. They have been recognized time and again for service. This winter’s recognition banquet was the first one missed in many years. Raymond mentioned he was missing it several times; he takes the program seriously.
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