Betty Washam

Betty Louise Pruitt WashamFuneral services for Betty Louise Pruitt Washam, age 76, of Dubach, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 14, 2008 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston with Rev. Robert McCarty and Rev. Greg Tipton officiating the service. Interment will follow in Ansley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.Mrs. Washam was born in Pittsburg, Texas on September 12, 1931 and died January 12, 2008 in Arcadia, LA. She was retired from Wal-Mart in Ruston where she was a greeter for the store. Mrs. Washam was the last survivor of ten children and don?t forget the multitude of pets she so often referred to as ?Her babies?.She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Dale Washam; daughter, Bette M. Burns and husband Jerry; sons, Lynde H. Hughes and wife Kathy Hughes; Terry B. Hughes and wife Pam; step-daughters, Sherry Washam; T. J. Brown; Elaine Rea; grandchildren, James Alan Burns, Benjamin M. Burns, Wesley B. Hughes, Cary L. Hughes, Allyson L. Hughes, and Hannah G. Hughes and numerous nieces and nephews.Memorials may be made to Alzheimer?s Association or the charity of the donor?s choice.Pallbearers will be James Burns, Ben Burns, Wes Hughes, Cary Hughes, Brandon Calhoun, and Jerry Burns. Honorary pallbearer is Capt. Michael Shawn Washam USMC.Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com