In Memory Of
Betty B. Atchley
1927
2012
Betty B. Atchley
November 22, 1927 — August 1, 2012
Betty B. "Mimi" Atchley, 84 of Westerville, Ohio, formerly of Kingston, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012, surrounded by her loving family.
Betty was born November 22, 1927 in Benton, Tennessee to the late John Lee Burns and Minnie Kate (Clayton) Burns Duggan. She attended the Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee attending classes for a double major in Home Economics and Biology. Betty retired from the State of Tennessee, Roane County Department of Health where she served for 27 years.
She is a member of the Chillicothe Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Ohio and a former member of the First Baptist Church in Kingston, Tennessee.
In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister, Katherine "Kathy" Clark and her brothers, Eugene "Gene" Burns, Robert "Bobby" Burns; and her loving canine companion, Comet.
Betty is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (LTC Chris Retired USAR) Boyd; grandchildren, Lindsay Noel Boyd and 2LT Nicholas Allen Boyd; niece Gena (Charles) Bain.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012, 2-5 PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, NE Chapel, 3047 East Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43231. Graveside service will be held 11 AM Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Roane Memorial Gardens, 1400 N. Gateway Avenue, Rockwood, TN 37854 with the assistance of Kyker Funeral Home, Kingston, TN.
Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association Central Ohio Chapter, 3380 Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221 or Parkside Village Senior Living Memory Care Unit (Lutheran Social Services of Ohio) 730 North Spring Road, Westerville, Ohio 43082
At her retirement celebration from the Roane County Department of Public Health the following poem was written by her colleagues in her honor.
THE BETTY RAP
THERE'S A LADY NAMED BETTY
AND SHE AIN'T HEAVY
SHE'S BEEN HERE PERT NEAR 27
NOW WE'RE ALL A-WEEPING
CAUSE BETTY'S A-LEAVING
THAT ALLEN MURRAY
HE'S REALLY GRIEVING
THEY'VE KNOWN HER IN MORGAN
WE'VE LOVED HER IN ROANE
BUT NOW OUR BETTY SHE'S GONNA BE GONE
NOW BETTY DEAR
DON'T YOU SHED A TEAR
JUST STRUT YOUR STUFF,
SAY, "I'M OUTTA HERE!"
Betty was born November 22, 1927 in Benton, Tennessee to the late John Lee Burns and Minnie Kate (Clayton) Burns Duggan. She attended the Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee attending classes for a double major in Home Economics and Biology. Betty retired from the State of Tennessee, Roane County Department of Health where she served for 27 years.
She is a member of the Chillicothe Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Ohio and a former member of the First Baptist Church in Kingston, Tennessee.
In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister, Katherine "Kathy" Clark and her brothers, Eugene "Gene" Burns, Robert "Bobby" Burns; and her loving canine companion, Comet.
Betty is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (LTC Chris Retired USAR) Boyd; grandchildren, Lindsay Noel Boyd and 2LT Nicholas Allen Boyd; niece Gena (Charles) Bain.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012, 2-5 PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, NE Chapel, 3047 East Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43231. Graveside service will be held 11 AM Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Roane Memorial Gardens, 1400 N. Gateway Avenue, Rockwood, TN 37854 with the assistance of Kyker Funeral Home, Kingston, TN.
Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association Central Ohio Chapter, 3380 Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221 or Parkside Village Senior Living Memory Care Unit (Lutheran Social Services of Ohio) 730 North Spring Road, Westerville, Ohio 43082
At her retirement celebration from the Roane County Department of Public Health the following poem was written by her colleagues in her honor.
THE BETTY RAP
THERE'S A LADY NAMED BETTY
AND SHE AIN'T HEAVY
SHE'S BEEN HERE PERT NEAR 27
NOW WE'RE ALL A-WEEPING
CAUSE BETTY'S A-LEAVING
THAT ALLEN MURRAY
HE'S REALLY GRIEVING
THEY'VE KNOWN HER IN MORGAN
WE'VE LOVED HER IN ROANE
BUT NOW OUR BETTY SHE'S GONNA BE GONE
NOW BETTY DEAR
DON'T YOU SHED A TEAR
JUST STRUT YOUR STUFF,
SAY, "I'M OUTTA HERE!"
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