Betty Jean DeLord, 87, of Georgetown, formerly of Groves, went to be with our Heavenly Father Saturday, February 7, 2015, after a brief illness. She was born on January 2, 1928, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Edna M. Cedars Martin and Charles Francis Martin.
Betty graduated in 1944 from Simpson High School in Simpson, Louisiana at age Sixteen. Prior to her marriage, she moved to Port Arthur and worked at Kress Department Store and Gulf Refinery.
On May 17, 1947, Betty married Paul Clyde DeLord in Kountze. They made their home in Port Arthur and later moved to Groves. Clyde was a bricklayer and Betty became a stay at home mom after having three children in four years.
Betty had a beautiful singing voice and was a talented artist who taught herself to play the piano, paint, crochet, macramé, and stain glass. She attended art classes at Lamar University. She was a Voracious reader and oftentimes read several books a week.
Survivors include her children, Ron DeLord and his wife, Brenda, of Georgetown; Gary DeLord and his wife, Patti, of League City; and Sharon DeLord Mann of Beaumont; grandchildren, Jimmy Perkins; Doug DeLord; Jon DeLord; Cathy Coon; Chris Coon, and his wife, Amber; and Troy Coon, Sr.; great-grandchildren, Josh Wells and his wife, Myriah; Cheyenne Wells; Sarah Perkins; Jonathan Perkins; Kaitlyn Perkins; Cole Coon; Logan Coon; Savanah Coon; Sierra Coon; Troy Coon, Jr.; and Shelby Coon; and great-great grandson, Leo Ortego.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde DeLord; parents, Charley and Edna Martin; and her sister, Francis Earlene Vance.
She was loved and will be missed by her family and friends.
The Family wishes to thank the staff at Park Place Care Center in Georgetown and Altus Hospice of the Hills in Austin for their care of Betty during her illness.
A gathering of Mrs. DeLord’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Entombment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.
