Bettie Ann Surcy

Bettie passed on Monday, May 31, 2021. Her memory and spirit will be forever fixed in the hearts and minds of all who knew and loved her. She never met a stranger, nor a person in need who she would not help.

Bettie attended Phillis Wheatly High School where she participated as a majorette for the school’s band. Her career life was rich and rewarding. Bettie was an Aerospace Machinist with the Boeing Company for 37 years. Her early career as a cosmetologist continued to be reflected in her sense of style and good taste. She always dreamed of becoming a teacher someday, and she pursued that dream in her retirement years. Bettie completed her college degree and pursued her dream with Head Start.

She was a faithful member of the Lord’s church from the day of her baptism until her passing. She was an avid reader and student of the Word, a bible school teacher, active in church ministries, and on several occasions, a keynote speaker for ladies’ day programs. Bettie loved music, traveling, cooking and extending the hospitality of her home. Bettie was a friend, confidant, counselor, and so many took the liberty of calling her “mother”. She was most recently a member of the South Union Church of Christ, Houston, Texas. Her previous memberships included: 20th Street Church of Christ, St. Petersburg, Florida, Southside Church of Christ, Seattle, Washington, and Dakota Street Church of Christ, Seattle, Washington.

Bettie is preceded in death by her parents: Jimmie E. Thompson and Lenora B. (Williams) Thompson.

Cherishing her memory are her children: Brenda Joyce Tolbert (Ervan), Michael Anthony Woods (Linda), and James Walter Woods. Siblings: Eddie Mae Hightower, and Frederick Dwain Thompson, Sr. (Ann). Grandchildren: Michael Kristopher Woods, Mia Danielle Woods, Anthony Brendon Woods, Dimitri Jai Woods (Jay), Bettie Lenora Mack (Kevin), Christian L. Bell, and Micheal W. Bell, Jr. Great Grandchildren: Nevaeh Amorie Woods, Kevin J. Mack, Jr., and Kyle J. Mack. And a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins and two aunts, Lydia Scott, and Sarah Samuels.

A funeral service for Bettie will be held Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM at Brookside Funeral Home, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77039. Following the funeral service will be a burial at Brookside Memorial Park, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77039.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.brooksidefuneralhomelauder.com for the Surcy family.