Betty Louise Burton

Betty Burton was born March 3, 1925, in Brittany, and died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice in Baton Rouge. Survived by Windom J. Burton, her beloved husband whom she married 67 years ago in Seattle, where he was stationed on the USS Enterprise; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Will Courtney, Prairieville, and Cynthia and Stan Hughes, Baton Rouge; son and daughter-in-law, Dirk and Nancy Sue Burton, Baton Rouge; grandchildren, Rodney Durbin, of Waynesville, N.C., Shane and spouse Yvette Hughes, of Austin, Texas, Jeremy and spouse Alyson Hughes, of O'Fallon, Ill., Ashley Hughes, Clay Burton, and Jill and spouse Quintin Brakebill, all of Baton Rouge; and great-grandchildren, Seth, Kyle, and Sarah Hughes, all of Austin, Josie Hughes, Wright, Claire, and Sydney Brakebill, all of Baton Rouge. Predeceased by her parents, Henry Audley Richardson and Catherine Louise Alexis Richardson; and siblings, Isobel "Tiny" Jurecka, Juanita Savoy Templet, Clyde Richardson, Dorothy "Dot" Thomassie, Henry Ray Richardson. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association or The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice, 10615 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Special thanks to her niece, Tanya Thomassie, the staff at The Carpenter House, and to her doctors, Dr. Henry L. Eiserloh of Baton Rouge Orthopedic Clinic, Dr. Rhonda Thigpen of Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet, and Dr. Susan Nelson of The Carpenter House. There will be a memorial gathering at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 2 p.m. until memorial service at 3:30 p.m. Please sign the online guestbook at www.oursofh.com.