Betty Dollard Green

A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Betty Dollard Green, 77, who passed away on June 17, 2009 at 4:03 am at Lafayette General Medical Center, will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 20 at 11:00 am. The Reverend Ed Boyd, Senior Pastor of Asbury Methodist Church of Lafayette and The Reverend Ann Sutton, Pastor of Northwood United Methodist Church of Lafayette will officiate the funeral services. A private burial service will be held at the Sumter Cemetery in Sumter, South Carolina. Mrs. Green, a resident of Lafayette, LA, was the daughter of the late Richard Mood Dollard of Sumter, South Carolina and the former Thelma Adams of Sumter, South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Green married in 1954. They lived two years in Fuerth, Germany before moving to Opelousas, LA for twelve years. The family moved to Lafayette in 1970. Mrs. Green was always actively involved with her children, her family and her church. She was a Girl Scout leader, counselor for her church youth group, traveling with the youth on choir and mission trips to various parts of the South. She was active in PTA and her children's school activities. She was a member of the Betty Club and Beta Sigma Phi. As an active member of Asbury United Methodist Church, she served many of its committees. She attended United Methodist Cursillo #16. She was a loyal member of Asbury's Gold Band Sunday School Class at her death. She was a life member of the Women's Society for Christian Service, now the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Green had been active in little theater and worked back stage on a number of USL Opera Guild Productions. She loved to sew, having made many of her own clothes and those of her girls. She was a wonderful cook, who enjoyed a blend of South Louisiana and old South Carolina recipes. Her special love was for the beach, the Gulf Beaches from Texas to Florida, many other beaches in her travels, but her favorite beaches were those of the Low Country of South Carolina. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, John Thompson "Tommy" Green, III of Lafayette, LA; three daughters, Melissa Mood Green of Dallas, TX, Amelia Green Hoffman and her husband, Thomas Fredrick Hoffman, Jr. of Lafayette, LA and Sarah Green LaBorde and her husband, Stephen Wayne LaBorde of Austin, TX; one son, John Scott Green and his partner, Russell Eugene Mellette of Port Orange, FL; two grandchildren, Spencer Thomas Hoffman and Hannah Kay Hoffman both of Lafayette, LA; two sisters-in-law, Zadah Green DeLorme of Summerville, SC and Shirley Green Routh and her husband, Foster Miller Routh of Columbia, SC and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Lois Dollard Erdrich formerly of Cibilo, TX. Visitation will be held at the Asbury United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on Friday, June 19, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 pm. The family will also be at the Church an hour before the service on Saturday morning. The family wishes to give special acknowledgement to the staffs of Lafayette General Medical Center, Evangeline Oaks Guest House and Griswold Special Care. Memorial contributions can be made in the name of Mrs. Green to Asbury United Methodist Church, 101 Live Oak Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the Children's Shelter, P.O. Box 92078, Lafayette, LA 70509. Personal condolences may be sent to the Green family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Betty Dollard Green

December 27, 1931 - June 17, 2009