Betty Ruth Vassar, 79, of Kountze, died Sunday, May 17, 2015.  She was born on July 28, 1935, in Spurger, to Ruby Mae Blume Anderson and Thomas Houston Anderson, Sr. 

Survivors include her husband, Joe Glenwood Vassar; children, Harold Vassar and his wife, Gwen, of Kountze and Nolan Vassar and his wife, Glenda, of Edinburg; grandchildren, Joshua Vassar, Derek Vassar, and Phillip Vassar; great-grandchild, Jacob Vassar; and siblings, Patsy Ann Thomas, Lucretia Huddleston, Emery Anderson, Sr., and Brenda Gagliano.  She is preceded in death by her parents; and sisters and brothers.

A gathering of family and friends will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2015, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee.  Her funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont.