Martinez, Ga- Mrs. Betty Wortham Bridges entered into eternal rest on Tuesday February 27, 2018. Betty was the Matriarch of her family and shared her love with everyone who crossed her path. She had the ability to light up a room with her sparkling personality. Betty enjoyed cooking, decorating, trips to the mountains and fishing, but most of all spending time with family and friends. She was a faithful member of the Martinez Bible Cathedral Church until her health failed. There she served on the bus ministry and touched the hearts and lives of many children.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Buck and Elma Wortham; her daughter Deborah Ann Bridges Hutto; and her brothers Bill and Jimmy Wortham.
Left to cherish her sweet memories is her husband of 64 years, Dolphus Bridges; her children, Dolphus Kenneth Bridges, Susan Bridges Hickman, Betty Jean (Billy) Bridges Powell; sisters, Brenda (Billy) Lassiter, Gayle (Jimmy) Young; her grandchildren, Lindsey Fowler, Ryan, Amber, and Kyle Powell, Kerri Pettey, and Chase Hickman; 9 great- grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will be receiving friends 5 PM until 7 PM, Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Columbia Road Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 3 PM Monday, March 5, 2018 at Elliott Sons. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
The family would like to extend special thanks to the entire staff at Heartland Hospice.
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