Everything Betty did in life she did with a passion, she loved to decorate her home especially at Christmas. Decorating for the seasons was just one of her favorite things and especially with her grandchildren. After retiring from Olin Corporation, she was finally able to travel and spend time with the love of her life DeLane, her husband of 52 years. They attended church together, were members of the Daylily Society and even went to chicken shows together. They were inseparable until January 22, 2009, when DeLane was called home.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Milton DeLane Lindner, her parents Arthur Ellis Mitchell, Sr. and Vera Pauline Mitchell, her brother Arthur Ellis Mitchell, Jr., and daughter in law Shelia Lindner.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her son Kenneth DeLane Lindner, of Haughton, LA; her daughter Leigh Ann Teutsch and husband Heath of Ringgold LA; her sister Phyllis Hodges and husband James of Haughton, LA; her brother Richard Mitchell and wife Charlotte; her grandchildren Nicholas DeLane Lindner, Joshua Lindner and wife Ashley, Hunter Lane Teutsch and wife Megan, granddaughter Grace Leigh Teutsch and fiancé Dylan. Great grandsons Clayton DeLane Lindner and Korbin L. Lindner.
Honoring Betty as Pallbearers are Nicholas Lindner, Hunter Teutsch, Dylan Waggoner, Reed Moore, Ross Moore, Michael David Walker, Eli Walker, and Sky Kander.
Services in her honor will begin with a gathering of family and friends, Sunday, January 28, between 4 - 6 pm. The Funeral will be at 10:00 am, Monday, January 29, with interment to follow. All services will be held at Hill Crest Memorial, Haughton, LA.