Betty Sue (Vance) Benton

Betty Vance Benton of Hickory, North Carolina passed away at the age of 88 on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. She was survived by her children: Evelyn Champion (Rusty) of Hickory, NC, Susan Benton Wilson (Gene) of Charlotte, NC, Elaine Tucker of Hickory, NC and Clarence Benton II of Conover, NC; her brothers, John Vance of Murrells Inlet, SC, and Kenneth Vance of Lenoir, NC; and sisters, Carolyn Vance of Hickory, NC and Barbara Vance of Morganton, NC. She has four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mae Vance; her father, Dempse Vance; sisters, Katherine Stewart and Elizabeth Libera; brothers, Willis Vance and Sammy Vance; and infant, Claude Dempsey Benton.

Betty was born on July 12, 1933 in Altamont, NC. She graduated from Crossnore High School in the class of 1951. She obtained her nursing degree from Grace Hospital in Morganton, NC in 1954 and became a Registered Nurse. She worked at Hickory Memorial Hospital until Catawba Valley Medical Center opened and worked at Catawba Valley Medical Center for 28 years until her retirement. She was a member of Business and Professional Women for many years.

She was a strong, independent woman. She was devoted to her large extended family and enjoyed taking care of everyone around her. She touched more lives through her many years of nursing than any us will ever truly know.

The family would like to thank Visiting Angels and Grace Village Assisted Living and Memory Care for their support.

The family will receive friends Saturday, June 25 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Hickory Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Hickory Funeral Home with the Rev. Ernie Richards officiating. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park in Morganton, NC

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Altamont United Methodist Church, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte, or the Alzheimer’s Association.