Bettie Lee Carlson, age 93, of Meadow Bridge, West Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 in Blacksburg, Virginia.
She was born December 2, 1929 in Fayette County to the late Enoch and Iva Gill Cox. Bettie married David Norman Carlson on June 20, 1954 in Springdale, West Virginia.
Bettie was a graduate of Gallaudet University in Washington D.C, majoring in art, crafts and physical education. She taught at the school for the deaf in Sioux Falls, SD. Upon retiring, she became a dorm counselor at the Maryland School for the Deaf, followed by years of service to the South Dakota Deaf Communication Services. As an artist, she loved painting landscapes of God’s bountiful beauty. She loved cooking, canning, sewing, West Virginia air, and her fur babies (cats), Hannah and Grace. She was an active member of the Church of Christ and worshiped with the Springdale Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband in 2011, David Carlson; four sisters, Hilda Bomar, Almeda McFall, Rena Mitchell, and Wanda Diehl; and a brother, Joel Cox.
She is survived by six sisters, Geneva Vandall, Lena Bragg, Norma Neel, Audra Milhollin, Sharon Marshall, Carla Suggs; and two brothers, Joy Cox and Wayne Cox.
In keeping with her wishes, her body has been cremated. No formal services are scheduled.