Betty Adams Chapman

It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Betty Adams Chapman announces her passing from this life on May 6, 2019, at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel in Jennings on Friday, May 10, 2019, at 11 a.m., with Jack Harris officiating.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home today, Thursday, May 9, from 4-8 p.m. Visitation will resume on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of her service at 11 a.m.

Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery in Iowa.

Betty was born in Leesville to Alvin Gordy and Evelyn Bolton on Feb. 3, 1939.

She was their only daughter. Betty worked for the Council on Aging as an assistant director. She was a woman of faith and could be seen in the pews of First Church of Christ every Sunday, dressed to the nines and beautifully made up. Betty was an excellent cook and baker and hosted Sunday family dinners for many years. Her sweet tea was second to none. Betty cherished the time she was able to spend with all of her family, especially her grandchildren. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her, but the legacy of her kind spirit and warm smile will live on through her children and grandchildren.

Betty was a devoted and loving mother to her two daughters, Rhonda Stinson Smith (Brian) of Jennings and Jackie Stinson Harris (John) of Houston, Texas, and a beloved grandmother to her two grandchildren, Kimberly Smith (Leslie Trahan) of Lafayette and Kailey Harris Graybill (Bryce) of Houston, Texas.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Evelyn Gordy; and her beloved husband of 25 years, Bill Chapman.

The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful nurses and staff at Camelot Brookside and Lamm Hospice. Both provided exceptional and invaluable care and comfort during the final years of her life.

To extend online condolences, please visit www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net.