Betty R. Tackitt

Betty R. Tackitt, age 80, of Smith Bend Community, passed away Friday, December 1, 2006 at Jeffrey Place Healthcare Center in Waco. The family will receive visitors from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home in West. Mrs. Tackitt was born on October 29, 1926 in Corsicana, the daughter of Frank and Betty Beatrice (Hayes) Bartlett. She attended schools at Richland and Wortham. Betty was a homemaker and enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren. She was a great artist and loved gardening, painting, fishing, reading, crocheting, and being a ham operator. She was a special and unique person who loved spending time with her family. She was a member of River of Life Christian Fellowship Church. Four brothers, Frank Bartlett, John Bartlett, Steve Bartlett and Claude Bartlett; and one sister, Juanita Frost, all precede her in death. Survivors include her beloved husband of 63 years, Nathan Tackitt of Smith Bend Community; three sons, Bill Tackitt and wife Bonnie of Elm Mott, Michael Tackitt of Smith Bend Community and Lloyd Tackitt and wife Susan of Bedford; one daughter, Barbara VanEllen of Robinson; two sisters, Kathi Cantrell and Ticoy Griffith, both of Wortham; nine grandchildren, Tonya Nunn and husband Jesse, Shannon Tackitt, Ryan Tackitt and wife Clara, Misty Dozier, Dawn Taylor and husband Donald, David Patterson, Joshus Tackitt, Bobby Patterson and wife Crystal and Cori Tackitt; fifteen great-grandchildren, including Bryan Tackitt Harper; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made to River of Life Christian Fellowship Church.