Mrs. Betty A. Watson, 72, of LaPorte, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Miller’s Health and Rehabilitation in LaPorte.
She was born July 22, 1942, in Rossville, Georgia, to Franklin and Betty (Harris) Humphrey.
Betty had worked for the Tecnico Steel Co. She was a caregiver for her parents. Betty loved to do yard work, and especially loved her grandchildren.
She is survived by her two daughters, Kim (Mark) Lowery and Shelly (Charlie) Davis, both of Hamlet, IN; two grandchildren, Stephanie Lowery and Rachel (Eddie) Farias; two great-grandchildren, Lilly Yerington and Jeffrey Yerington; and two brothers, George Lamar (Diane) Humphrey of Hamlet and Franklin (Sharon) Humphrey Jr. of LaPorte.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Humphrey.
There will be no visitation. A graveside service will be held at Patton Cemetery, LaPorte, on Thursday, May 21, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Terry Watson officiating. Interment will follow. Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LaPorte, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to In Touch Ministries, P.O. Box 7900, Atlanta, GA 30357-9979; or Feed the Children, P.O. Box 97067, Washington, D.C. 20090-7067.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com.