Eunice Mae Harris. Betty went to her heavenly home on June 28, 2020 at 11:13am from her home in Satsuma, Alabama at the age of 76. She was a native of McIntosh and Mt. Vernon, Alabama and a resident of Satsuma, Alabama.
She attended Citronelle High School where she was a cheerleader and on the student council and a class officer. She graduated from Bishop State Community College with an Associate’s degree in Business/Arts. She worked and retired from Searcy Hospital.
She loved to cook and feed everyone. “Granny” was famous for her fried chicken, cornbread, chicken and dumplings and sweet tea, as well as anything else one of the grandkids wanted that was not already on the table; she would cook it just for them. No one left hungry from her house. She loved working in the garden and in her yard. She wanted every weed pulled and would work hours making sure it was perfect. When she got sick, she would point out all the weeds and tell us to pull them. She even had a vegetable garden this year and grew her tomatoes and cucumbers. She loved spending time with her family. Family and close friends were her life.
Betty always worked to help others along the way. Her happiness came from seeing others get what they needed and wanted, not what she might have needed or wanted. She was the epitome of self-sacrifice. She would give everyone food. Whether you ate or not at her house, you were taking some home. She would give away anything to make life easier for someone else.
Betty’s life was full of memories; her devotion to her family and friends was unbelievable.
She had three children. We brought home many friends and neighbors all the time. She welcomed them all and never seemed to mind having a house full of teenagers, in and out at all hours. She mothered many of our friends growing up. They knew they could talk to her and be taken care of by her.
She had seven grandchildren. She wasn’t just Granny to the seven of them. She was Granny to every kid that walked through her doors, which was many. She was the Matriarch, and nothing is ever going to be quite the same. She was an amazing woman. She was the best wife, mother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, friend, and one terrific Granny!
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, J. C. Harris Jr.; sister-in-law, Frances Mead Harris; brother-in-law, David B. Homer I; and sister-in-law, Mary D Floyd.
She was survived by her husband, James Ron Culbreth; sister, Joyce H. Homer; and brothers-in-law, Mike Culbreth and Jimmy Floyd. Survived by three children: Kendra Murray Strenth, Jeffery Scott (Tyler Horton) Murray I, and Dana Murray (Richard) Dunn. She was also survived by her seven grandchildren: Joshua Richard Dunn, John Edward Strenth IV, Jeffery Scott Murray II, Patricia “Tricia” Jean Murray, Jessica Elizabeth Strenth, Jordan Albert Devan Dunn, and Joseph Murray Dunn; Nephews: James “Jim” Homer II, and David B Homer II; and a host of extended family, cousins, friends, Mt. Vernon and Citronelle classmates, Searcy Hospital co-workers, and many who considered her their mom and Granny.
Special Caregivers: Sherry Trehern, Brittany Weaver and Cynthia Dennis. Special thanks to Comfort Care Hospice.
Active Pallbearers: Joshua Richard Dunn, John Edward Strenth IV, Jeffery Scott Murray II, Jordan Albert Devan Dunn, Joseph Murray Dunn and Scotty Wayne Holt.
Honorary Pallbearers: Jessica Elizabeth Strenth, Patricia “Tricia” Jean Murray, James “Jim” Homer II, David B Homer II, Mike Culbreth, Jimmy Floyd.
A graveside service for Betty will occur Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Satsuma Cemetery followed by interment. Pastor Daniel Brown officiating. Special music by Jessica Elizabeth Strenth.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.RadneyFuneralHome-Saraland.com for the Culbreth family.
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