Betty Abernathy Rollo

Elizabeth “Betty” Abernathy Rollo passed away peacefully on February 28, 2020. The family will host a time of fellowship and remembrance from 4:00 to 6:00 pm Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. We will celebrate her life of 79 years at 4:00 pm Monday, March 2, 2020, at Lake Ridge Chapel. Friends are invited to share memories and expressions of sympathy for the family to cherish in the area below the obituary.Betty was born on July 11, 1940, to Harry and Mildred (Moore) Abernathy in Houston, TX.  She graduated from Lamar High School, and then made her way to Lubbock to go to Texas Tech.  She was a proud member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.  While attending Texas Tech, she met Joe Rollo, and they married in 1960.  Joe’s time in the Army took them to Germany for two years, where they enjoyed touring Europe. They moved back to Lubbock to start a family.  Betty’s top priority was being a mother to Robert and Chris.  When the boys were older, she worked as a regional manager for Hallmark cards.  Betty and Joe moved to Memphis, Texas in 1990, and returned to Lubbock in 2015, after Betty was diagnosed with cancer, to be closer to family and medical care.Betty was a fiercely competitive tennis player, and she also loved bowling, fly fishing, hunting, camping, and bird watching.  Playing bridge was one of her favorite activities.  Betty enjoyed being outdoors close to nature.  She adored animals of all shapes and sizes, especially her Siamese tomcats. Betty was extremely proud to be an American, a trait she carried forward to her children and grandchildren.Survivors include her husband, Joe Rollo; two sons, Robert Rollo and wife Kathy, and Chris Rollo; six grandchildren, Ralston Layne Rollo, Reid Rollo and wife Katy, Kreg Rollo, Julie Rollo, Nicole Rollo and husband Brian Cabalar, and Ashlyn Rollo; two great-grandchildren, Aidan Cabalar, and Audrey Long; and a brother, Bobby Abernathy and wife Deborah.She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Tommy Abernathy.