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Betty Jeanne Hughes, the eldest daughter of the late Orval Clayton and Mildred Opaline (Dale) Hughes, was born March 13, 1932, in Aline, Okla., and passed away Aug. 31, 2015, at Bossier City, La., at the age of 83. She grew up in the town of Aline while her parents operated M&O grocery. During World War II, the family moved to the farmstead now occupied by her brother, Don. Betty returned there for many wheat harvests, helping her mother feed the harvest crews.
Betty Jeanne excelled in school and graduated from Aline High School in 1950. She then attended Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater, majoring in art.
In June 1951, she was married to Owen Curtis Griffin in Aline, Okla.
Betty and Curtis made their home in Wyandotte, Collinsville, and finally Stillwater. They were married 28 years when they separated.
She later married Edward Hamilton of Stillwater, Okla. Together, they owned and managed an antique store, The Rock Barn Relics, and a campus entertainment center, The Cue, in Stillwater. They, too, parted ways after 28 years. Betty moved to a retirement community, Lake Kiowa, near Gainesville, Texas. There, she enjoyed dancing, fishing, and many senior activities with her friend and companion, Lee Roy Schmitz.
As her health declined, Betty moved to be with her daughter, Jana, and her husband Allen, in Bossier City, La. They cared for her with devotion and loving attention until the end.
Betty was a homemaker while her children were young but worked outside the home as an administrative assistant in the OSU Bookstore, Extension Design Center and Art Department.
She was a gifted and talented artist, painting portraits and landscapes, and occasionally teaching others the art of the brush. Betty enjoyed visiting her extended family in Washington state. Many of her landscapes featured the snow-capped mountains, forests, and streams of the Pacific Northwest. She loved to sew and had many projects and patterns stacked in her studio.
She was a lifelong Methodist, beginning as a member of and attending the Aline United Methodist Church while she lived in the area growing up.
Betty Jeanne is survived by her three children, Steven (Lela) Griffin of West Des Moines, Iowa, Stanley (Candy) Griffin of Mustang, Okla., and Jana (Allen) Ree of Bossier City, La.; three brothers, Ben (Jean) Hughes, Dale (Donna) Hughes, and Don (Ruby) Hughes and families; eight grandchildren, Scott (Teal) Williams, Samuel Griffin, Spencer Griffin and Alisha (Chris) Barnes and Asher (Brooke) Griffin and Shelby (Mikal) Kifer, Jaden (Samantha) Kifer and Jordan Kifer; and five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her Aunt Lola Robbins and family and her sister-in-law Joan Griffin.
Submitted by family.
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