Bette Lue White

Bette White, 92, Temple, OK

Funeral Services at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, OK, Tuesday, December 29 at 2:00 p.m. Viewing at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Temple on Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Donations can be made to the Walters Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 485, Walters, OK 73572 
 
Bette Lue (Wilson) White was born to Robert Sanford and Bonnie Arvonnia Leneau (Brewer) Wilson on March 6, 1923 at Oil City, OK, and departed this life in Temple, OK on December 23, 2015 at the age of 92 years, 9 months and 17 days.
 
Bette grew up at Walters, OK. She married Loyd Eugene White on February 14, 1942 at Walters. They made their home west of town in the Emerson Community for a time and then moved to the oilfield southwest of Temple. Bette worked at Haggar’s, did home care and the couple was also engaged in farming. They retired and moved to Walters in 2000 and then after his death she returned to Temple in 2008.

Bette was a member of First Baptist Church in Temple where she had worked in the nursery for 30 plus years. When her health began to fail, she faithfully worshiped through TV broadcast and continued to read her Bible. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, reading and word searches, and was an excellent cook.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Loyd, in 2006; her son, Jimmy; and 2 sisters, Bobbie Jackson and Dixie Coats.

Survivors include a daughter, Dian Taylor and husband Shelton of Ponder, TX; 2 sons, Bobby Dan White and wife Liz of Belton, SC, Terry White and wife Chris of Temple, OK; a daughter-in-law, Sharon White of Sanger, TX; 10 grandchildren, Shelli Gomes, Scott Taylor, Fallon Taylor, Brandon White, Amy Grimes, Tonya Loehr, Tony White, Sarah Allen, Malia Sparks and Mark White; 13 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and 1 on the way; many other relatives and friends.