Doris Marie Betts

1924 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Doris Marie Betts
  Birth	11 Feb 1924	Princeton Junction, Mercer Co., NJ
  Gender	Female
  _UID	F340599470D1C74E915088DB47E1F4380E1F
  Death	4 Jun 2013	Melbourne Beach, Brevard Co., FL
  Person ID	I95671	sorrells
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles Miller Betts,   b. 14 Sep 1895, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ d. 28 Jul 1978, Jamesburg, Middlesex Co., NJ (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Beatrice V. Mount,   b. 4 Mar 1900, Hightstown, Mercer Co., NJ d. 22 Jun 1990, Jamesburg, Middlesex Co., NJ (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F38445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Homer Hugh Hodges,   b. 27 May 1927, Sevier Co., TN d. 19 Mar 1979, Dothan, Houston Co., AL (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Never married
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F38447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Photos		Doris Marie Betts
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• Notes

  She attended the Katzenbach School for the Deaf in Trenton, NJ (Home of an Army base.) Doris met Homer Hugh Hodges at an USO dance in January 1947. She loved to dance! Her address at the time of Thomas' birth: Jamesburg, NJ (Mid Co.) New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970 Name Doris Marie Betts Baptism Age 38 Event Type Baptism Birth Date 11 Feb 1924 Baptism Date 22 Jul 1962 Baptism Place Jamesburg, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Religion Methodist Organization or Description Methodist Episcopal Church Father Charles M. Betts Mother Beatrice Betts Doris Marie Betts Birth 11 Feb 1924 Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA Death 4 Jun 2013 (aged 89) Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA Burial Cedar Hill Cemetery Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA Memorial ID 225172095 Doris was the first born daughter of Charles and Beatrice Betts. She was a graduate of the Katzenbach School for the Deaf in Trenton. She worked for a company in Edison, NJ and only retired when that company moved its business to the west. She loved taking care of the family home property and worked very hard at the grounds. She inherited her mother's ability to make delicious cakes, pies and meals. Doris also loved doing embroidery. She visited most of her cousins who live nearby and enjoyed taking day trips to the Jersey shore with her cousin. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Cranbury, NJ.