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Donna Alexander posted a condolence
Monday, October 6, 2014
I sure do miss this very special lady.
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Joe Ury posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Vale, Mrs Slate, the kind woman who taught me to tie my shoelaces then years latter sat in front of me in a class at Olympic Junior College. Kind thoughts to your boys – the old Lebo Blvd/Apple Street gang..
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Joan Hopper posted a condolence
Monday, September 1, 2014
Dwayne, we were so sorry to hear about your Mom’s passing. Our thoughts are with you. Take care.
Joan amd Frank
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Anne Baselt posted a condolence
Monday, September 1, 2014
To the family: I’ve thought of Betty many, many times over the years. I’m sorry for your loss.
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Melinda Ward Von Arb posted a condolence
Monday, September 1, 2014
Betty was one of my favorite cousins. My father Leon Ward and her mother Belle Skidmore were brother and sister. She and my mother were close over the years and there were lots of fun times to remember. Over the years the family tried to have family gatherings every year which I have lots of pictures to remember them. I know the last few years have been hard but we did talk on the phone often and also a couple visits. It’s been said she was a pistol and that’s true. She had a mind of her own but that was something I enjoyed the most! Betty was an intelligent woman and very independent and I learned from her that women could be strong in work as well as in the home. I admired her a lot. I will miss you but I know you are with many that you loved.
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Donna Alexander posted a condolence
Sunday, August 31, 2014
I met Dear Betty 7+ years ago when I began a new career as a housekeeper for seniors. Betty was one of my original clients from the beginning I started my business in 2007. She wanted me to also work in her garden but that didn’t work out so well because I trimmed a branch from one of her beloved trees that was in the way. I left that afternoon with no plans of every returning! After a couple of weeks, she called me back and we agreed that I would focus on cleaning her home. I was happy about this because I knew she needed a “dust free” environment due to her suffering with COPD and all my times should be focused on that. As the years passed by, we bonded together as mom and daughter. I vowed never to leave her again because she needed someone to look after her. She trusted me and needed the kindnesses I showed her. Her health was suffering as the years rolled by making it necessary that I be her legs, memory and eyes. I enjoyed every moment we shared every Wednesday. We learned from each other. Right from the beginning of our friendship I quickly learned that “it was Betty’s way or no way at all” and I respected that. She was a feisty gal that knew what she wanted and although her procrastination with making a decision about anything frustrated me, it was the way it was! She loved cars, travel, sweets, growing flowers and tomatoes, watching the little birds feed from the station outside her kitchen window, playing bridge with her friends, reading, working crossword puzzles, staying up late watching National Geographic videos and browsing cookbooks. When she was able to, she loved trying out the new recipes she found and would call me to come over and get a piece of pie or a portion of a delicious casserole she was so excited about. She also enjoyed reminiscing with me about the many trips she took as a younger woman with family and friends and would often times pull out the large Atlas she kept by her chair and go over the path taken. Betty loved her independence but she also needed a lot of love. I gave her compassion and a listening ear and would help her with whatever she needed to be done. My own mother died of COPD so I knew what was happening. Betty was loved by more people than she even realized. She made a lot of people angry but they also loved her and were concerned for her welfare. I would have done more for her if I could have. She meant a lot to me and she would often tell me she loved me. That really meant a lot to me and I’ll never forget the words she spoke to me “Donna, if I had had a daughter, I would have wanted her to be just like you.” Although I knew the day would come she would leave this world as the disease robbed her life, I am still shocked that she has left us. I miss her dearly.
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