Betty Anne Bearden, age 89, passed away peacefully in Sachse, Texas Oct. 16, 2018. She was born Jan. 18, 1929 in Durant, Oklahoma to William Bell McLaird and Zela Mae Davis. She had four siblings: Billy McLaird, Lawanda Stanley, Bobby McLaird, and Mary Lou Rook.
A child of the Depression, she grew up in southern Oklahoma and was proud of her Oklahoma heritage; she lived for a time in the Arbuckle Mountains. She loved to roller skate, read and go to the movies.
She worked for many years for the city of Garland in the Utilities Collection Department and was known by her many friends for her efficiency, kindness and honesty.
Betty is preceded in death by her son Calvin Padgett, grandson Jason Glasco and husband Elmo Frederick Bearden. She is survived by daughter Jo Anne Richards, grandchildren Jolinda Glasco and Joshua Glasco and sister Mary Lou Rook.
Memorial service will be held Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home in Marietta, Oklahoma. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta, Oklahoma.