Betty McDearmon

September 13, 1923 - June 21, 2019

Services will be held for Betty McDearmon at Caudle Rutledge Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale, TX on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 10:30 AM. There will be a viewing preceding the service from 9:00 until 10:30. Betty passed away on June 21, 2019 in her home in Dunwoody, GA after a long battle with Dementia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Booker L. McDearmon and her sister, Eva Kidwell of Midland, TX. She is survived by her three children, John McDearmon of Dallas, TX, Nancy Dickson of Comfort, TX and Bart McDearmon of Dunwoody, GA as well as their spouses, 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Born in Dallas, Texas on September 13, 1923, Betty grew up in Columbus, TX and Midland, TX where she attended Midland High School and performed as a Drum Majorette in the marching band. After High School, Betty attended Baylor University in 1941 and soon after met Booker McDearmon, a soldier from Trenton, Tennessee. They were married in 1942 before he went to war. After the war, while Booker was studying at Oklahoma University, Betty worked as a secretary for the OU Radio and Speech Department; and served as President of the OU Veterans Wives Association. In their early years they lived in Midland, TX; Plattsburgh, NY; Norman, OK; then back to Midland. In Midland, they started a family, built a home and extended their roots. Betty worked as a homemaker, real estate agent, then broker and part owner in Adobe Realtors. She was active in the Midland Board of Realtors where she served as President in 1981. She was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Midland for many years where she served as youth leader and frequent organizer of church events. She and Booker moved to Hide-a-Way Lake, TX. In 1987 after retirement. In 1999, she was widowed and in 2005. She moved to Spring, Texas to be near her daughter, Nancy. In 2009, she moved to Dunwoody, GA to be with her younger son, Bart. Betty was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a leader, businesswoman and three times a survivor of cancer. She leaves a legacy of strength, determination, community service, leadership and loyalty to friends and family. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.