Taylor County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Dentler, Betty Lou July 28, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lesa Stutts srv24_7@yahoo.com May 11, 2008, 2:16 am Abilene Reporter News Betty L. Dentler, 64, a resident of Tye and a very important Mom and Granny to many, died Friday, July 28, 2006. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Tye Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Jimmy Hatcher. Burial will follow in Tye Cemetery directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Taylor, Texas on August 9, 1941, Betty was the daughter of Ada Mae (Brown) and Sidney Duncan Laurence, and moved from Borger, Texas to the Abilene area 39 years ago. She was employed by Ringo Drilling as payroll secretary, and was a member of Tye Baptist Church. Her parents and a grandson, Colton Dentler, preceded her in death. Survivors include sons, Dale Dentler and Russell Dentler, both of Tye; daughters, Vicky Lilly of Bakersfield, California and Lesa Stutts of Abilene; a brother, Eugene Laurence of Austin; a sister, Sydna Mae Buzon of Anniston, Alabama; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Known as "Granny" by many who knew and loved her, Betty will be greatly missed by all. Additional Comments: Our mom, Betty Lou Dentler, will always be remembered as a loving mother, granny and friend. She loved going to church on Sundays and taking her grandchildren with her. She was a modest, quiet, hard-working woman that lived life for God and her family. She loved the family getting together, on holidays she would cook the most delicious meals, the holiday meal was always prepared with everyone getting something cooked especially for them by Granny. Mom was always there for her children and grandchildren, she was only a phone call away. She was there at the emergency room when any family member was being treated, she was there when the grandkids just wanted her to take them to get a Hershey bar. I remember when she received a call to get to the emergency room because Russell, my youngest brother; had been electrocuted by 550 and it caused him to drop from a 30 ft. pole. Approximately 2 months later, mom received a call that Russell was being flown to Ft. Worth; his back was shattered in pieces because he was attached at the top of the pole when the pole broke at the ground. He fell, attached to the pole, 46 1/2 ft.. Mom sat by his bedside and prayed for his healing. When I was in the 11th grade, we were having a mother-daughter tea and I found a beautiful pink outfit at the local mall. The evening before the mother-daughter tea, I came home to find this beautiful pink outfit on my bed. When I asked mom how she knew I wanted it, she replied, I just thought you'd like it. Later, she told me that she over heard a friend and myself talking about the pink outfit. My brother Dale survived a lifetime of medical problems due to diabetes. Our mother did not give up when she was told one night that he was going to die from bronchial pneumonia. She stayed at the hospital by his bedside and prayed for his healing, just as she did when he had his kidney transplant and numerous heart surgeries. The last week of her life, mom spoke to Vicky, my older sister, about the surgery that she would be having in order to remove a 25.7lb tumor in her stomach. Our mother planned to make the trip to California so she could be with Vicky during her surgery. A trip to Vernon would be our mother's last. She had bought Russell a new Bible and wanted to give it to him since it was reported that he would be evaluated for 12 months at Vernon State Hospital. After our mother was killed, Russell was allowed to come home from Vernon for the funeral service. He was never returned to Vernon, therefore he was only at Vernon for 29 days. My mother never smoked and never chewed a piece of gum, her autopsy revealed that she had an incredible set of natural teeth. She raised four children by herself, working two and three jobs to make ends meet. We never hurt for anything. All four of us kids knew that we could always depend on our mom to be there for us, whether it be for discipline, love or that special look she gave us when we did something she didn't approve of. Our mom would help anyone you didn't have to be her child or grandchild just someone in need. She always had an ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on and a place for someone to stay. The last three years of her life, she was broken hearted over the tragedy her family had to suffer through. I received the call from the witness at the scene of the wreck which in turn caused six vehicles filled with a family already overwhelmed with grief to drive as fast as the speed odometers would allow to reach that scene. The eye-witness told me on the phone, as I was driving, my mother was unconscious but coming to and breathing. My mother never made it out of that car alive. Our mother was one hour away from home in a one car rollover, the car left the road and flipped. None of us realized that we would never have our mother by our side again, and that we would not be able to be with her when she needed us most. Mom we love you and we will never forget the love with which you embraced our family. No one will ever fill your shoes especially the bright green ones with flowers. Mom...We love You...You are in our hearts forever...Today and Everyday, You are missed File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/taylor/obits/d/dentler532gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb