Loaded for a big trip - Betty organized western trips. 

 

Betty's Grand Canyon home.

 

Betty climbing - At the Grand Canyon. 


Betty 1960
Betty Douglas MHS Class of 1960

PETTY, BETTY JEAN DOUGLAS

Born: August 29, 1942 ... Died: December 18, 2013 


 


BETTY JEAN DOUGLAS PETTY, age 71, of Chattanooga, widow of Rev. William B. Petty, Jr., passed away suddenly Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in Chattanooga. She was the valedictorian of the Madisonville High School Class of 1960. She was a graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan College and a retired systems analyst with T.V.A. She was an avid environmentalist and was a member of the Chattanooga Hiking Club. Preceded in death by two infant daughters and parents, Orlando and Rilla Fannie Lovin Douglas. Survivors, many special family members and friends. Funeral 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, Biereley-Hale Chapel, Rev. Charlie Campbell officiating. Interment in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the charity on ones choice in Betty’s memory. Family will receive friends 11 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.

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NOTE: Betty's death as reported by Chattanoogan.com.

Tractor-Trailer Driver Crossed Median On I-75 Near Ooltewah And Caused Fatal Wreck - Thursday, December 19, 2013 Police said the driver of an 18 wheeler crossed the median on Interstate 75 north of Ooltewah and crashed into a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup, 72-year-old Betty Petty, was killed. The driver of the tractor-trailer in the Wednesday afternoon incident was identified as Jesus Medina, 40.
At approximately 3:20 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a traffic crash at 1200 Interstate 75. It was reported to traffic investigators that an 18 wheeler was traveling southbound on I-75 when it went into the northbound lanes of travel.  

Chattanooga Times report below.

Betty's New Hat

Death of Betty's husband in 1999

 

 

 

Betty at rim's edge - At Grand Canyon. 

 

 

 

Picture of Betty taken during hiking trip at Cumberland Island National Seashore. 

 

 

 

Heading Home - Betty Heading Down The Trail. 

As reported by Chattanooga Times Free Press

 

Victim in I-75 crash identified
By Staff Report
Friday, December 20, 2013

The driver of a pickup truck who was killed Wednesday afternoon when her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 near Ooltewah has been identified. Betty Petty, 71, died when an 18-wheeler headed south on the interstate crossed the median into the northbound lanes and hit her truck, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. Jesus Medina, 40, was identified by police as the driver of the 18-wheeler. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is assisting in the ongoing investigation, according to a news release.

 

 

 

 

Photo by WRCB-TV Channel 3 /Chattanooga Times Free Press. 
In March of 2021 I was visiting Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. At that time we were allowed to drive the trail and I took a wrong turn ending up on a "Fire Road" that took me up the side of Lookout Mountain. When I finally found a wide enough space to turn around I backed into the clearing and looked out the door to see if was clear to pull out. As I looked down I saw a plaque and to my amazement the name "Betty Jean Douglas Petty"!! What are the odds that I would find, on the side of Lookout Mountain, the name of my high school classmate from Madisonville, Tennessee??


Zoom in to read plaque
 

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