Betty Herring Morales

Betty Caroline Herring Morales, age 80, of Colorado Springs, CO, stepped into eternity on February 16, 2026, while her daughters held her hands in her room at Bonaventure Assisted Living - Memory Care in Colorado Springs.

Betty was born in Bainbridge, GA to George H. and Ossie Herring on September 8, 1945. She was the youngest of their 4 children. She grew up in Thomasville, GA and married Edwin F. Morales of San Jose, Costa Rica on July 20, 1968 in Charleston, SC.

Betty loved life and wanted to make a difference. She graduated from Wallace Community College of Dothan, AL with her Associates Degree in Nursing, from Troy State University of Troy, AL with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing. Additionally, she graduated from Victory Bible Institute. Betty was a member of Sigma Theta Tau International and Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Professional Fraternities. She spent decades in various types of Nursing including senior care, kidney patient care and labor and delivery, which became her passion. Betty loved to care for mothers to be and be present when first breaths were taken. Every baby born under her watchful eye was prayed over and received with great joy. Eventually, she became a Head Nurse of the OB/GYN floor at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL. She then moved to Enterprise Hospital and Nursing Home to work as the Director of Nursing. Betty then transitioned into the world of Academia serving as a Nursing Instructor at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, Clinical Instructor at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK, School of Nursing Associate Dean at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, OK and finished her nursing career as the Founding Dean of the Oklahoma Wesleyan School of Nursing of Bartlesville, OK. She retired in 2008 but continued teaching Nursing Leadership online. In 2012, she was named as one of the Best Professors in the Nation. In addition to her contributions as a nurse, Betty did a variety of missionary work abroad and throughout this country as a Nurse, Minister/Preacher, Teacher and Intercessor. She was passionate about her faith, Nursing, people and most of all - her family.

Betty is survived by her husband, Edwin, her children, Carmen & Todd Swank, Hamilton & Holly Morales and Christy & Jayde Duncan, her sister, Gloria Conrad (of Memphis, TN), her grandchildren, Meghan & Daniel Sundquist, Moriah & Ryan Fisher, Elizabeth & Matt Hayes, Josiah & Emma Swank, Joshua Swank, Anah Swank, Grace Swank, Katherine Morales, Milan Duncan, Kenya Duncan, Samuel Morales, Kingston Duncan and Israel Duncan, as well as great grandchildren, Maverick Zion Swank and Scottie Leigh Hayes.

In the course of Betty's life, there was one request when her race finished. She wanted family and friends to remember, celebrate, worship and announce the goodness of her God.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at New Life Midtown - 5090 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. Doors open at 2:30pm MST and the celebration begins at 3:00pm MST. She lived life in bold colors! The family is asking that those who attend Betty's Celebration of Life wear a splash of bold colors in lieu of the traditional colors of mourning.

For those unable to participate in person, the event will be available via livestream at : http://bit.ly/4tSE4ZT

In lieu of flowers, the Morales family requests that donations be made to the New Life Midtown Children’s Wing Remodel. In her honor, a prayer map for the nations will be added to the project to intentionally guide future generations in how to pray for the peoples of the world. Betty passionately believed for future generations to understand the power of prayer and its ability to change the world!

Link for giving: https://pushpay.com/g/newlifemidtown?fnd=EZ-cpBIq9Tq7tZeTxFWiNA&lang=en&src=qrcode