Bettie Jo Bessire Veteto

February 9, 1928 - February 17, 2025

Bettie Jo Bessire Veteto passed away peacefully on Feb. 17,2025,  at the age of 97 with her daughters Donna Sue and Gaye Lynn at her side.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 12:30 -1:30 PM at the funeral home followed by a graveside service at 2 PM at the Valley Mills Cemetery under the direction of Foss Funeral Home & Cremation Center.

Memorials can be made in Bettie's honor to the Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department

Bettie was born on Feb. 9, 1928, in Lorena, TX. to Samuel Eugene and Gertrude Cox Bessire, the youngest of 11 children. The family moved to Gholson, TX. where Bettie grew up. She attended West High School where she played on the girls basketball team.

Bettie married Oliver Donald Veteto on Sept. 16, 1946.  She and Oliver were the parents of two daughters, Donna Sue and Gaye Lynn. Bettie was a wife and mother, she taught 4 and 5 year olds' Sunday school at First Baptist Church, Valley Mills. She also worked part-time for the City of Valley Mills and was a member of the Valley Mills Cemetery Association. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver, and all of her siblings.

She is survived by daughters Donna Sue Veteto Delvy (Mark Grear) and Gaye Lynn Veteto Bekkelund (Johnny Bekkelund); granddaughters Lana Michelle Bekkelund Ferguson and Trisha Danielle Bekkelund (Gypsy); great-grandchildren Karissa Dawn Schlasman (Matthew Hill), Alyssa Grace Schasman, Jacqueline Olivia Ferguson and Jackson Robert Ferguson and great-great granddaughter Maizley Hill.

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