Betty Jean Dickey

1930 - 2014  (84 years)

• Name	Betty Jean Dickey
  Nickname	B.J.
  Born	29 Mar 1930	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 May 2014	Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
  Buried	2 Jun 2014	Fort Sill National Cemetery - Elgin, Oklahoma, USA
  Person ID	I1012	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	James Russell Tanner,   b. 20 Aug 1924, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Aug 2012, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Mar 1930 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Died - 24 May 2014 - Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA Buried - 2 Jun 2014 - Fort Sill National Cemetery - Elgin, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Betty Jean Dickey Obituary picture
  		Betty Jean Dickey 1946 Clairton High School Yearbook Photo Clairton, Pennsylvania, USA

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Betty Jean Dickey Tanner Fort Sill National Cemetery - Elgin, Oklahoma, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Celebration of the life of Betty Jean "B.J." Tanner, age 84 will be 11am Monday, June 2, 2014 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, under the direction of Lumberton Family Funeral Home, Lumberton, Texas. Military honors will be rendered by the United States Air Force Honor Guard. B.J., beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, went to be with her Lord on May 24, 2014. B.J. was born March 29, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Geyer and Robert John Dickey. She grew up in Pittsburgh and received her Nursing degree from the University of Pittsburgh and West Penn Hospital School of Nursing. She served as a nurse in the Air Force reaching the rank of 1st Lt before honorably discharging to raise her family and continuing as a military special duty nurse wherever she and her husband were stationed. She also served several years as a Nurse Medical Coordinator for the Alcohol Treatment Program in San Antonio before retiring to Lawton, Oklahoma. In Lawton, B.J. was active in Echos (Elks) and volunteered at the VA Medical Center. B.J. loved to sew and to craft, delighting in making special teddy bears and Christmas ornaments for family, friends and dear neighbors, like Randy and Karen Palmer. She shared a special kinship with nature, enjoying the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the Texas beach and watching and feeding the birds and squirrels in her own backyard. She greeted everyone with a smile and a cheerful heart. Her determination, strong will and uncomplaining nature were to be admired. Betty Jean is survived by two daughters, Sandy Fazzino of San Antonio, Texas and Kathy Rodgers Henderson and husband, Bill, of Silsbee, Texas, son, Scott Huttenhauer and wife, Sue, of Kirkland, Washington, stepson, Rusty Tanner and wife, Mickey, of Bridgeport, Texas, five granddaughters, Jessica Eschen and husband, Alex, Laura Huttenhauer, Kelly Fazzino, Ellen Byars and husband, Brady, Rachel Cereceros and husband, Emanuel and two great-grandchildren, Madeline and Carter. B.J. was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Jim Tanner, parents, stepson, Myron Tanner and sisters, Mary Ann Meng and Roberta Clary.