TITLE:  Betty Lou Burgess Alexander

SOURCE:  The Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Susan Brock-Booker

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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ALEXANDER, Betty Lou Burgess 
(1884-1959) Keowee Courier July 25, 1956 Mrs. Alexander Taken By Death 
Mrs. Betty Lou Burgess Alexander, 72, wife of Fred L. Alexander, Sr., 
died at her home on Fair Play Road at Seneca Monday morning after 
several years of declining health. She was, however, about her usual 
duties until stricken with a heart attack. Mrs. Alexander, daughter 
of the late James B. and Elizabeth Fisher Burgess, was born in 
Transylvania county, N. C., coming to Oconee county when a child. 
She had lived in Seneca for the past 30 years, and was a member of 
the Seneca Baptist church. Survivors, in addition to her husband, are 
four sons, Ralph, Greenwood, Fred and Billy, of Seneca, and Ben 
Alexander, Walhalla; six daughters, Mrs. Jess Fendley, Greenwood, 
Mrs. William Todd, Anderson, Mrs. Bryan Poore, Raleigh, N. C., Mrs. 
William C. Mitchell, Mrs. Garner Thorn, Seneca, and Mrs. Robert 
Shields, Fort Worth, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Sally Newman, Trion, 
N. C.; 13 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from Seneca 
Baptist church Wednesday with Dr. E. V. Babb and the Rev. M. J. 
Stansell officiating. Burial followed in Oconee Memorial Park. 
Pallbearers: L. T. McLane, Bill Dalton, Billy Hughes, Whit Miller, 
Ray Green, Clayton Land, Fred McCracken, Bob Stewart, Jute Price and 
Bowen Nimmons. Composing the escort of honor was T. J. Julian, Dr. H. 
H. Wells, Dr. J. H. Webb, Oscar Wigington, Sam Hunnicutt, Roy Adams, 
Lloyd Brown, Joe Moody, Lloyd Abbott, Dr. Leslie Stribling, John 
Field, Seaborn Moss, and Lee Hunt. Brown Funeral Home was in charge. 
Contributed by: Susan Brock-Booker, sbrockbooker@aol.com



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