Betty Couch Easter, 88, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Heritage Care in Ocilla, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Gary Mimbs officiating.
Mrs. Easter was born May 25, 1934, in Murray County, Georgia, to the late Gordon Lee & Georgia Mae Black Couch. She moved to the community in 1951 and was a 1953 graduate of Fitzgerald High School. Mrs. Easter worked 40 years for Fitzgerald Underwear and retired as a line supervisor. She played the guitar and piano and also worked with the Humane Society. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene where she taught in the children’s Sunday school department.
She is survived by her son, William “Bill” & Kathy L. Easter of Andersonville, Tennessee; a grandchild, Sarah C. Easter and six sisters: Jackie Easter, Bobbie Biggers, Barbara Anderson, Carolyn Smith, Peggy (David) Ash and Judy Gibbs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Carlisle Easter and a brother, Charles Couch.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests those desiring to send memorials, may send them to the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Humane Society, 106 Lions Park Road, Fitzgerald, Georgia, 31750.