Elizabeth "Betty" H. Beavers

Mrs. Elizabeth ""Betty"" Hancock Beavers, 97, of Winston-Salem, passed away at home Saturday, August 27, 2016.

Betty was born November 28, 1918 in Portland, Maine, to Charles William Hancock and Lena Reid Hancock. She received a B.A. at the University of New Jersey at Montclair and did her graduate work at Salem College and Wake Forest University. Betty taught for 20 years in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools at Hanes and Parkland High Schools. She also served as President of Delta Kappa Gamma.

Betty was a member of the Forsyth Dental Auxiliary and served as President of the 2nd District Dental Auxiliary, was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary and former member of the Jr. Women's Club.

An active member of her church, Betty was a charter member of Knollwood Baptist Church. She served many years as a Sunday school teacher and on many committees, and was the first woman to serve as a Deacon at Knollwood.

Above all, Betty's focus was her family. She spent every summer from the time she was a little girl in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, at the family home. She enjoyed cooking and knew everyone's favorite food and loved to be the caretaker of everyone in the family. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother and will be deeply missed. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, David Livingstone Beavers and her sister, Marcia Beck.

Betty is survived by her children, David Beavers (Dale) of Winston-Salem, Philip Beavers (Peggy) of Yadkinville, Janet Beavers of Clemmons, Gail Wall of Winston-Salem, Judy Crews (Scott) of Winston-Salem, Bill Beavers of FL, and Vicki Gilbert of Clemmons; grandchildren, Nicole Labott (Scott), Grant Beavers, Lindsay Irish (Jeff), Tamara Cislo (Scott), Daniel Beavers (Kristen), Jennifer Bland (Joseph), Mark Beavers (Rebecca), Lora Greco (Justin), Christopher Wall, Courtney Gentry (Bill), Maya Oakes (Chad), Alex Beavers, Brandon Beavers, and Colton Beavers; and 16 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Knollwood Baptist Church. Interment will follow the service at Forsyth Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 pm Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Knollwood Baptist Church, 330 Knollwood Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 or Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, 3655 Reed Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27107.

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