William Headly Betterton
1875 - 1940 (64 years)-
Name William Headly Betterton Born 7 Dec 1875 Mt. Airy, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Gender Male Died 5 Oct 1940 Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Buried 6 Oct 1940 Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA Person ID I4883 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 14 Dec 2022
Family Lydia Butaud, b. 2 Dec 1886, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 20 Jul 1971, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (Age 84 years) Children + 1. Lydia Sarah Betterton, b. 15 Aug 1928, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, USA , d. 9 Jul 2011, Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 82 years) Last Modified 20 Dec 2022 Family ID F226 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 7 Dec 1875 - Mt. Airy, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Died - 5 Oct 1940 - Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Buried - 6 Oct 1940 - Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Documents Birth Record of William Headly Betterton
Name: Wm. H. Betterton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1875
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Father: James H. Betterton
Mother: Sarah C. BettertonU.S. World War I Draft Card - William Headly Betterton
Name: William Headly Betterton
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1875
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Mrs. S. C. BettertonDeath Certificate for William Headly Betterton
Name: William H. Betterton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1875
Birth Place: Danville, Virginia [Mount Airy, Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Oct 1940
Death Place: Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Father: J. W. Betterton
Mother: Sarah A. EdmondsObituary of William Headly Betterton
Published in The Port Arthur News on October 5, 1940
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Notes - Obituary:
W. BETTERTON EXPIRES TODAY
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Veteran Port Neches Refinery Employe Dies
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PORT NECHES, Oct. 5 - William H. Betterton, 64, died at his home here early this morning following an extended illness of several months. He had been a resident of Port Neches for 20 years.
Former Gulf Man
Mrs. Betterton was a retired stillman from the Pure Oil company, where he had worked for 19 years. He ahd also been employed by the Gulf Oil corporation of Port Arthur for 15 years. He was a native of Danville, Va., and a member of the local First Baptist church.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Central Baptist church. The Rev. J. Earl Bryant of Groves and the Rev. J. B. Youngblood will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tom Sherman, J. D. McDonad, H. C. Reees, J. B. Ennis, H. H. Taylor and S. O. Hurst.
Survivors
Surviving Mr. Betterton are his wife and one daughter, Sarah, both of Port Neches; three brothers, G. C. Betterton of Groves, B. A. Betterton of Danville, Va., and B. B. Betterton of Detroit, Mich., and one sister, Mrs. Henry Lee Wyatt of Virginia.
(Published in The Port Arthur News on October 5, 1940)
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