Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBetty Jean SOUTHER 3, Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy,404, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H47N-YCT2 : 14 February 2020), Bobby Joe Hardy, 1983. ,404, Virginia, Marriage Certificates(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-V5J6 : 20 February 2021), Dora Frances Shelton in entry for Billy Randolph Minter and Betty Jean Souther, 01 Sep 1956; from "Virginia, Marriage Records,
Birthbef Apr 3, 1936, Martinsville, Virginia3, Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy,404, Virginia, Marriage Certificates(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-V5J6 : 20 February 2021), Dora Frances Shelton in entry for Billy Randolph Minter and Betty Jean Souther, 01 Sep 1956; from "Virginia, Marriage Records,
DeathApr 3, 2012, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy
FatherJames Albert SOUTHER (~1913-)
MotherDora Frances SHELTON (~1913-)
Spouses
BirthJun 19, 1939, Surry County, North Carolina404, United States Census, 1940," index and images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWQ6-WD3 : accessed 06 Sep 2014), Allen Hardy in household of Thurman Hardy, Dobson Township, Surry, North Carolina,404, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H47N-YCT2 : 14 February 2020), Bobby Joe Hardy, 1983.
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina404, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H47N-YCT2 : 14 February 2020), Bobby Joe Hardy, 1983.
FatherThurman Oscar HARDY (1910-2004)
MotherLela HOLYFIELD (1912-2003)
Obituary Online notes for Betty Jean SOUTHER
4/4/2012

Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy


    BURLINGTON — Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy, age 76, of 2508 W. Front St., passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Wesley Long Memorial Hospital after several months of failing health.

    Born in Martinsville, Va., she was the daughter of the late James A. Souther and the late Dora Shelton Souther Stadler and was married to the late Bobby Joe“B.J.” Hardy, who died in 1983. Betty retired from Westinghouse Inc. after 25 years of service and was a former member of Starling Ave. Baptist Church in Martinsville, Va.

    Mrs. Hardy is survived by her two sons, Jay R. Minter of Mebane and Brent J. Hardy and his wife, Krystal, of Burlington; five grandchildren, Justin Minter, Austin Minter, Anna Hardy, Chase Salisbury and Connor Salisbury; and a half brother, John Souther of Ridgeway, Va.

    A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Alamance Memorial Park by the Rev. Dave Gilbert. The family will receive friends following the service at the gravesite.

Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Hardy family.

    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P. O. Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309.
    You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Mrs. Betty Souther Minter Hardy
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