Betty Monteau, 82, of Winnie, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, July 9, 2013. She was born on November 20, 1931, in Honey Island and was the daughter of Letha Gore Geisendorf, Albert “Easy” Geisendorf and Bowman Flowers.

Betty was a lifelong resident of Winnie and at the age of forty-eight she went to college and obtained her Registered Nurse Degree. She was a practicing registered nurse for many years and before retiring held positions of Director of Skilled Nurses for Baptist Hospital, Beaumont. Betty was instrumental in petitioning and obtaining state approval for the establishment of the Arboretum Nursing Home in Winnie, where she was a resident at the time of her death.

Betty is survived by her husband of sixty-three years, C. W. “Cooney” Monteau; brother, Foster Geisendorf; daughter, Virginia Kay Kluck; son, Gary Lynn Monteau; Daughter-in-law, Terri Monteau; grandchildren, Courtney Kluck, Brandy Kluck, and Katelyn Mott; great-grandchildren, Madisyn Valka, Lane Mott, and Dawson Mott; nephews, Randy McDaniel and Kevin McDaniel; and numerous other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Letha Geisendorf; step-father, Albert “Easy” Geisendorf; father, Bowman Flowers; sister, Lanell McDaniel; brother-in-law, Roy Lee “Cotton” McDaniel; and grandson, Matthew Ryan Monteau.

Cremation was under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

In lieu of flowers memorial conributions may be made in her name to First United Methodist Church of Winnie-Stowell, P. O. Box 1570, Winnie, Texas 77665.