Betty Inez Collier Thrasher
Decatur Funeral for Betty Inez Collier Thrasher, 81, of Decatur will be Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Ridout''s Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Patton officiating. Burial will be at Forest Chapel Cemetery near Hartselle. Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Betty died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at Parkway Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1927, in Vinemont, the second of eight children born to Roy Shelby and Elizabeth Fay (Kelley) Collier. She resided in Vinemont, Hartselle and finally Decatur. Betty was primarily a homemaker, although she worked for several years at Redstone Arsenal and in later years at a day care and also the local farmer''s market. After successfully raising four sons, she has enjoyed various interests, including crocheting baby afghans for family and friends and spending time with family. She was a faithful member of Somerville Road Church of Christ. Betty is survived by four sons, Thomas N. (Jerretta) Thrasher, Daniel L. (Pam) Thrasher, and Bill Thrasher, all of Decatur and David L. (Theresa) Thrasher of Hartselle. She is also survived by three sisters, Peggye Ratliff, of Decatur, Helen Donnelly, of Margaret, and Nell Brantley, of Ft. Collins, Colo.; and one brother, Fred Collier, of St. Petersburg, Fla. Other survivors include eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Betty was predeceased by her husband, Newton C. Thrasher, her parents, one brother, Roy Collier Jr., and one sister, Fay Collier Pallbearers will be grandsons, Tommy Thrasher, Daniel Thrasher, Ben Thrasher, Jon Thrasher, and family friends, Max Wright and Justin Wright.