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Bettie J. Blackwood Feb 4, 1946 ~ Nov. 28, 2012

November 28, 2012, 9:01 am by Staff Reports

Bettie J. Blackwood Feb 4, 1946 ~ Nov. 28, 2012
Bettie Joe Blackwood, 66, of Llano, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 28. She was born Feb. 4, 1946 to Lizzy (Williams) Skaggs and Bennie Clarence Skaggs in San Saba. Blackwood worked as an MHMR caregiver for many years. She loved gospel music and gardening. She never met a stranger and she enjoyed taking care of her family.
She is survived by her life partner Dudie Gray of Llano; daughters Karen Edmondson and husband Jimmy of Big Spring, Texas, Becky Bell of Llano, Barbara Ahrlett and husband Lance of Llano, and Billie Jo Lively and husband Richard of Llano; sons Burt Eddie Blackwood of Gatesville, Texas, Ben Blackwood and wife Debby of Miami, Fla., Bryan Blackwood of Llano, and Karl Jones of San Saba; sister Elizabeth Crawford of Gatesville; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews which she loved dearly.
She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother, a sister and a son.
Memorial services will be held Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Waldrope Hatfield Hawthorne
Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ervin Light officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004.
Cremation arrangements made under the direction of Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, Inc. Llano.
E-mail condolences may be sent to whhfuneral1@verizon.net or www.whhfuneralhome.com for online condolences.
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She was a wonderfull grandmother I will greatly miss her..Ilove you Grannie Bettie!!!!!
December 06, 2012, 4:07pm by jamie cordell

battie joe blackwood I love you so much you are my grany
May 02, 2013, 4:58pm by ashlynnahrlett

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