Frances Belle Walker Betcher

HENDERSONVILLE - FRANCES BELLE WALKER BETCHER, FORMERLY OF OLD FORT, NC, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, AND SPOKANE, WASHINGTON PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 18, 2000 IN A HENDERSONVILLE HEALTH CARE FACILITY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CONLEY L. AND MINNIE TOWNS WALKER OF OLD FORT, NC. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A SISTER, DOROTHY REED OF SPRINGHILL, FLORIDA; GRANDSON CHARLES HENDLEY OF SPOKANE, WA; BROTHER-IN-LAW, JOHN FRIEDLINE OF BLANCHARD, LA; STEP SON AND WIFE, NATHAN AND JANE RAY OF HENDERSONVILLE WHO LOVINGLY CARED FOR HER UPON HER RETURN TO NC. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER ONLY SON, CHARLES HENDLEY OF SPOKANE, WA, AND HER SISTER, MARY VIRGINIA FRIEDLINE OF ASHEVILLE, NC. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 PM TUESDAY AT PISGAH VIEW MEMORIAL PARK, CANDLER, NC. THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THANKS TO HERITAGE HILLS HEALTH CENTER STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO MRS. BETCHER. ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME IS SERVING THE FAMILY.