Betty was born in Greeneville, Tennessee on December 20th, 1944 in the midst of a blizzard. She, her parents and brother later moved to Dundalk, Maryland in 1956 and she graduated from Dundalk High School. Studying nursing at Church Home and Hospital, Betty graduated in 1965 and practiced nursing at Baltimore City Hospital. She married Eugene Hartman of Baltimore in 1967, and had a daughter, Lisa in 1969.
Eventually moving back to Greeneville, Betty continued nursing at Laughlin Memorial Hospital but eventually found her true passion in public health. She was a home visiting and clinic nurse, until being blessed with the opportunity to work with the HUG program, working with expectant mothers and following their babies and toddlers afterward. She retired in 2005 to care for her husband who had cancer. Throughout her nursing career, she was loved and respected by colleagues and patients alike, as her love for people always shone through in her, both her clinical care and counseling.
Betty was an avid reader, devoted Christian, and wonderful wife, mother, daughter and sister.
She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Ralph Lewis and Sherry Smith of Morristown; her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa Michelle Hartman and Walt Frankewich, Jr. of Maryville; nephew, Jeff Smith and wife, Melanie; niece, Kristie Hensley and husband, Nathan Hensley; and numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews, whom she adored. She is also survived by a very special cousin, Gayle Laws and husband, Toddy, and special friends, Teresa and Jay Minnick.
Preceding Betty in death were her husband, Eugene (Gene) Hartman; parents, Doc and Agnes (Shelton) Smith; grandparents, Albert and Ona Smith and Otis and Lydia Chandley.
Special thanks are due to the staff of the Greeneville First Church of God and many neighbors, family and friends for their devoted care during her declining health.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 12 – 2 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
A graveside service will follow at 2:30 pm in GreeneLawn Memory Gardens with Pastor Nathan Leasure officiating.
Pallbearers are nephews and cousins: Jeff Smith, Darren Smith, Brian Smith, Scottie Crawford, Guss Laws and Toddy Laws.
Honorary pallbearer is Jay Minnick.
Due to Covid-1,9 the family requests that masks be worn.
