Violet Dunbar Bettner, 85, a native of Pembrokeshire, South Wales, England, and a resident of Silverhill, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
She leaves a large family to cherish the amazing life she led. She was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel O. Bettner; granddaughter, Ashley Violet Gormandy; grandson, James Bettner; and great-granddaughter, Lucy Angel Gormandy.
Survivors include four sons, Charles R. Bettner of Mobile, Donald R. Bettner of Spanish Fort, Joe B. (Cindy) Bettner of Fairhope and Freddie G. (Sandra) Bettner of Loxley; five daughters, Diane B. Griffin of Augusta, Ga., Gloria Halstead of Everett, Wash., Cathy L. (John) Gormandy of Eight Mile, Claudia B. (Skip) Callaway of Gulf Shores and Peanut Williamson of Silverhill; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. with funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home with Brother Jeff Copeland officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens on Celeste Road in Saraland.
Pallbearers are her six grandsons, Quentin Bettner, B.J. Bettner, Patrick Gormandy, Richard Bettner, Ryan Bettner and Michael Bettner. Honorary pallbearers are Jack Moore and Gary Gormandy. Arrangements by Forest Lawn Funeral Home.
Arrangements are by Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Saraland.
