Betty Gean Frazer's Obituary
Betty Gean (Towns) Frazer, born December 25, 1930, in Grand Junction Colorado, went home to be with the Lord on March 4, 2025. She passed peacefully, and she is now finally comfortable, and no longer in pain. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Frazer, their son, Richard Frazer, and her parents, Jeremiah Towns and Margaret (Hatfield) Mize. Also preceding her in death are her foster parents, John and Clara Cabrel, her siblings, Clifford Towns, Gladys (Towns) Buniger, Josephine (Towns) Strait, Vera (Towns) Eichelberger, William Towns, Richard Towns, and Joyce (Towns) Englehardt. Betty is survived by her son, John Frazer; her daughter Cheri (Frazer) Gresso, and her husband Jeff Gresso; her daughter-in-law, Sherry (Felix) Frazer; her grandson Richard Frazer Jr., his children Cole and Chase; her grandson Mike Frazer, his wife Christina (Reinhardt) Frazer, and their children Kaylee, Mikey, Zachy, and Ezra; her granddaughter Nichole (Frazer) Lucas, her husband Phil, and their daughter Brielle; her grandson Collin Gresso and his wife Teegan (Hall) Gresso; her granddaughter Amanda (Gresso) Scott, her husband Caleb Scott, and their daughter Josephine.
Betty was raised on a farm, in Colorado, with her 7 siblings, although admittedly, she was scared to death of horses. A true child of the depression, from age 11-18, she moved from Colorado to New Mexico and back again while being lovingly cared for by her foster parents, John and Clara. She graduated Monte Vista high school in 1949. She met her husband Bill on a blind date in October 1949, and they married just 3 weeks later! She wore a green suit, and her foster father baked the cake. Together they lived in Yakima, Washington for 8 months, until Bill was deployed to Korea. She lived in both Sommerset, Pennsylvania and El Paso, Texas for the 18 months he was deployed, and when he returned they lived together in both North and South Carolina. When Bill finished with his military service, they moved back to PA and started their family. Their first son Rick, the Roy Rogers to her Dale Evans, was born in 1954. A decade later, Betty saw an abandoned baby boy from their hometown in the paper, and they decided to adopt him. Johnnie joined the Frazer family in 1964. The final piece of their family, Cheri, surprised everyone by making her arrival in 1970. During their time in PA, Betty worked retail, and managed a jewelry store called the Treasure Hut. In 1982, their family made the difficult decision to move to Texas! She was not sad to leave the cold behind, but they were sad to be so far from family. Betty lived in Garland, Texas for 39 years, and finished her days at Ariel Pointe in Sachse, where she was well cared for.
Betty loved to cook, create, and make things beautiful. Her many hobbies included knitting, sewing, crocheting, gardening, cooking, and baking. She had an eye for color, design, and fashion. Her recipes were never really recipes, but passed on through hours spent cooking beside her in her kitchen. She was a great teacher, so encouraging, and a perfectionist. Her home was clean and tidy, and filled with treasures from her many years of collecting nostalgic and beautiful items. You could find her singing songs (made up, real, or long lost limericks that only she knew the words to) at all times of the day. All you had to do was say the right word, and off she’d go! A Christmas baby, she loved to decorate (and make decorations) for Christmas. Her gift wrapping skills were immaculate, and the gifts inside were well thought out and chosen carefully. Most of all, she loved her family, and she loved the Lord with all of her heart.
She will be dearly missed by all, but we have hope and assurance that we will see her again in heaven, where she is now enjoying time with her husband of 67 years.
We will celebrate the life of Betty Gean on March 17, 2025, at Fivestone Community Church (1600 W Campbell Rd, Garland TX) at 11 am. Visitation will be held on March 16, from 6-8 at Restland Funeral Home. We ask that you please leave the black at home, and instead wear bright spring colors. We are celebrating the very full 94 years she lived on this earth, and the joy she is now experiencing in the arms of her Savior.
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