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Bettie Sue "Bettie" White Hadac '90 January 23, 2015 9:30 AM

Published in The (Nacogdoches) Daily Sentinel on Jan. 23, 2015

Bettie Sue Florey White Hadac
Bettie Sue Florey White Hadac, 85, of Nacogdoches passed away on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Nacogdoches. She was born on May 3, 1929, in Durant, Okla., the daughter of Frank H. Florey and Louise Taylor Florey. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Laird Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Calvary Baptist Church with Bro. Paul Sevar officiating. Interment will follow at Dixon Cemetery in Shelby County. Bettie Sue (or "Boo" as she was called by her sisters) grew up in the Tyler and Kilgore areas where she studied violin, piano and saxophone (playing in the marching and swing bands in high school and college), and performed dramatists and musical programs. After graduating from Kilgore High School, Bettie Sue attended and graduated from Kilgore Jr. College. While she was raising her four children, being a stay-at-home mom and an avid volunteer for the community, she took classes at Tyler Jr. College. She was also president of the Pharmacists Wives Association for several years. She taught Sunday school from nursery to adult in Tyler, Kilgore and Nacogdoches. She helped establish and taught at the Spanish-speaking church through Friendly Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas. She then decided to continue her education at SFA where she earned both her bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in education and counseling. She also earned a doctorate in philosophy from Texas A&M University. Bettie Sue's main hobbies were reading and studying. She was very proficient in scripture and theological study challenged her. Bettie Sue was an educator specializing in working with special needs students and received numerous awards and recognitions for her work. She had also been an instructor for the deaf, a teacher of adult education and taught general studies to the Nacogdoches firefighters. She was passionate about learning and took continuing education classes until her retirement. When Gov. Mark White established the initiative to reform education, she was appointed by the governor to the committee to develop the deaf education curriculum. She was a member of the American Association of University Women, Nacogdoches County Retired Teachers, SFA Alumni Association, Phi Delta Kappa International, Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf, Texas A&M Century Club Association of Former Students, Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf and Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, Specialist in School Psychology. She also was a member of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs and AARP. Bettie Sue was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she belonged to the Dorothy Hardy Sunday School class and the Golden Agers. She felt that it was a blessing to sing with the senior choir, The Joyful Sound. Bettie Sue is survived by her son, Robert C. Brown of Shelbyville; daughters, Suzanne Baldon and husband, Paul, of Waco, Marilou Smith of Nacogdoches, and Lori Brown and husband, Bobby Stevens, of Suwanee, Ga.; sister, Nell Florey Williams of Beaumont; grandchildren, Amber Smith, John-Phillip Mahfood, Sebastian Mahfood, Vincent Mahfood, Valerie Mahfood, Jennifer Holm, Jessica Fenton, Robby Brown and T.J. Brown; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank H. and Louise Taylor Florey; spouses, Warren C. Brown, Floyd White and George Hadac; and sister, Shirley Green. Pallbearers for Bettie Sue will be Paul Baldon, Wally Williams, Vincent Mahfood, Jerry Camp, T.J. Brown and Robin Griffith. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the caregivers at Stallings Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her name to American Cancer Society , 3623 Buckingham, Nacogdoches, Texas 75964; Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 3723 NE Stallings Drive, Nacogdoches, Texas 75965; or the American Diabetes Association , P.O. Box 96911, Washington, D.C. 20090-6911. The family of Bettie Sue White Hadac is being served by Laird Funeral Home of Nacogdoches. To convey condolences or to sign an online register please visit www.lairdfh.net. Laird Funeral Home.



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