The Lord called Betty Jane "B.J." Filley home on Monday, November 23, 2015. Private graveside services will be held with final interment at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Ellis Funeral home.
Mrs. Filley was born February 7, 1924 in Warren, Ohio and was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She was a member of Mortar Board and Chi Omega Sorority. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Midland, a charter member of Engineers Wives of Midland, a charter member of Hospice of Midland, Inc., and a forty year member of the Junior Leagues of Tulsa and Midland. She was a Lifemaster in duplicate bridge and a member of the Permian Bridge Club, Inc. She married Everett R. "Tex" Filley in Tulsa, OK on May 31, 1946. She relocated to Midland, Texas in 1959 with her family, and then moved to New Braunfels, Texas in 2011, where she enjoyed the countryside.
She is survived by her daughters, son and their spouses, Marilynn and John Milor of Bee Cave, Texas and Marcia and Philip "Blue" Bergeron of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Randy and Medrith Filley of McQueeney, Texas and grandchildren, Heather Filley of Austin, Texas, Chris Filley and his wife Alexis of Brooklynn, New York and a brother Birch Pontius of Tulsa, Oklahoma plus several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence I. Pontius and Ruth Birch Pontius, and her husband, E.R. "Tex" Filley.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be directed to Hospice Midland, 911 West Texas, Midland, TX 79701; High Sky Children’s Ranch of Midland, 8701 W County Rd 60, Midland, TX 79707, or to a charity of ones' choice.
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