Obituary of Betty Lou Curtis Paterson

Betty Lou Curtis Paterson returned to her Heavenly Home on December 3, 2020, just two weeks shy of her 89^th birthday. She was a resident of Friendship Health & Rehab North. She has finally been reunited with her late husband Al after almost 32 years.

Betty was born December 17, 1931 in Alamance County, NC, to Vera Ellen Earnhardt Curtis and Oscar Eugene Curtis.

She graduated from Elon High School. She was married to Al Paterson in July, 1954. They had one son, Sandy, lived in Detroit, Atlanta, & Charlotte before settling in Roanoke, in 1963.

Betty worked at Rose’s five and dime from high school until her marriage. She was a stay-at-home mom until 1973, when she decided to get her driver’s license and go back to work. She worked at Rose’s, Talbot Factory Outlet & Stritesky’s Florists until she retired in 1989 when Al unexpectedly passed away.

Betty was a loving wife, mom, daughter, sister, aunt, neighbor, & friend. She made many, many friends growing up, and among her neighbors & co-workers and she did her best to stay in touch with every one of them over the years. She enjoyed travel. Betty & Al visited numerous cities & countries in the 70’s & 80’s. She collected angels, owls, and sunflowers. Betty cherished her chats with her friends & neighbors and loved to send greeting cards & notes.

She was predeceased by her parents & husband. She is survived by her son, one brother, Gene (Ella) Curtis, niece, Leigh (Rodney) Agnew, nephew, Neville (Trivette) Curtis, several cousins, a grand niece & nephew. Thank you to Beverly, Bruce/Yvonne, Dagmar, Eva, Geraldine, Kim, Libby, Linda, Marlene/Randy, Marvin, Monique, Pat, Sandra, Shirley & Teresa for your support, encouragement, cards & notes, especially during Betty’s “dementia years.”

Special thanks to everyone at Friendship Health & Rehab (North) and especially the 4^th floor Memory Care Unit for making Betty comfortable during the past year and being her “Family” during the covid pandemic. Also, thank you to Dr.’s Raza, Eischenbach, & Jones and their staffs and of course, the ladies at Beauty World.

Per Betty’s wishes, she will be cremated and, due to covid restrictions, a memorial service will be scheduled at a future date.

If you would like, please make a donation to your favorite charity in Betty’s name. Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home. (540)366-0707.