Betty Ross Wardlaw's Obituary
Betty "Berta" Ross Wardlaw
Graveside services for Betty "Berta" Ross Wardlaw, 77, of Longview will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Hallsville Cemetery. Burial will follow under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. She passed away Sunday morning, March 13, in a Longview hospital.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wardlaw was born August 11, 1933 in bad Feilnbach, Germany to Hans and Maria Ross and had been a resident of Longview for the past 41 years, moving from Shreveport. She was a professional seamstress for various manufacturing companies and a member of the Church of Christ. She was proud to be the wife of a U. S. Air Force veteran, and was proud to be a citizen of the United States of America. Mrs. Wardlaw was also an avid NASCAR Fan and a fan of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and Jr.
Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 58 years, James Wardlaw of Longview; her devoted children, Rositta Meyer and husband Clark of Loveland, CO, Patricia Vaught and husband Craig of Arkadelphia, AR, and Jimmy Wardlaw of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Heather Nelson, Shelley Spear and husband Will, Daniel Vaught, Christopher Vaught and wife Melissa, John Ross Wardlaw and Crystal Wardlaw; sister, Milla Kasper and husband Franz and brother Hans Ross and wife Resie all of Germany; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be Andy Nichols, Harold Boland, Billy Melton, Russell Shoulders, T. J. Adams and Rex Gatlin.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1125 Judson Rd., Suite 150, Longview, TX 75601 or to the American Cancer Society, Gregg North Unit, P.O. Box 906, Longview, TX 75606.
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