Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled services for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 29th at Pathway Church of God with Rev. Nathan Scoggins, Rev. Doug Holt, and Rev. Samuel Evers officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Carlile, the daughter of William Ennis Scoggins & Minnie Evelyn Gregory Scoggins, was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Pasadena, TX.
Her career as a waitress in our community spanned more than fifty years. Thirty-five of those years were spent at The Fish Fry where she was affectionately known as “Miss Betty”, and many others in Paris would refer to her simply as “Miss Betty from The Fish Fry”. She enjoyed cooking and was an avid baker. Foremost she was a mother to her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and cousins. Her home always had an open door. Betty never met a stranger and would give away anything she had.
She was a member of the Church of God and attended many congregations in Lamar County. Most recently Paris Church of God and Pathway Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings, Kenneth Scoggins and Maurice Scoggins.
Survivors include her husband, Willard Loyd Carlile, whom she married on November 4, 1969, building fifty years of family and memories, three children; Edward Paul Luce & wife Annette of Boswell, OK, Angela Chapa & Daniel Hickman of Paris, and Tammy Driggers & husband Kent of Reno, grandchildren; Cody Luce, Morgan Luce, Breanna Luce & fiancé Cody Henry, Elizabeth Skym & husband Taylor, Brittany Sanders & husband Drew, Brooke Walton, Ty Driggers & wife Shelby, and Jessica Ervin & husband Dustin, great grandchildren; Caiden Luce, Carrey Joe Luce, Rowan Luce, Cora Luce, Jaden Linares, Tatum Sanders, and Oliver Sanders who will arrive in three weeks, siblings; Randy Scoggins & wife Joyce, Mary Ruth Smith, Billy Scoggins & wife Jackie, and Gloria Pirtle & husband Ronald, and a sister-in-law, Darlene Scoggins along with many nieces, nephews and cousins and a plethora of friends.
Casket bearers will be: Cody Luce, Ty Driggers, Dustin Ervin, Drew Sanders, Will Scoggins, Cole Scoggins, Chad Pirtle, and Bobby Allen. Honorary bearers will be: Caiden Luce, Carrey Joe Luce, Rowan Luce, Jaden Linares, and Tatum Sanders.
