Betty Leone Hackney, of Lake Jackson, was born, Sunday, September 26, 1926 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Carl and Nora Jordan McNeel and died, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Victoria, Texas at the age of 84 years, 7 months and 15 days. Mrs. Hackney was a prize winning artist and taught Art at Lake Jackson Junior High School and volunteered at the hospital. She married Robert Stanley “Bob” Hackney on May 30, 1947 and they enjoyed 64 years of marriage. She is preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband, Bob Hackney of Lake Jackson, Texas; sons, Greg Hackney of Surfside, Texas, Gary Hackney and his wife Ruth Ann of Victoria, Texas and their sons, Carl and Clint; sister, Vivian Taylor of Corpus Christi, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Restwood Funeral Home Chapel. Memorial contributions in memory of Betty Hackney may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Restwood Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Clute, Texas.
