Bette Badraun Gwathmey, 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on July 15, 2008, of acute renal failure in a Henrico County hospice.
She was born on November 18, 1929 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she attended the University of Washington. She was the youngest of three children born to a bridge builder-contractor and his wife.
Anxious to make a contribution during the Korean War, Bette served as a stewardess, ferrying soldiers from San Francisco to Tokyo in a non-pressurized aircraft.
She was the visionary behind the creation of Aylett Country Day School. As one of the school's original founders, she also served on its Board of Directors.
She owned the Little Flower Gift Shop in Tappahannock during the 1970s, had a career in real estate for 15 years, served on the Vestry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was a member of the National Poet's Society.
She enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid skier and swam the Puget Sound.
Bette loved to read and was a poet and an artist. She loved to paint in acrylics and watercolor. She also liked to express herself and wrote a novel that was never published.
Although she loved Virginia and made it her home for over 50 years, she was always quick to remind everyone that "She was a Westerner."
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Owen Gwathmey, M.D. in 2001; and her grandson, Jake Copeland in 2006.
Survivors include, Garnett and Paul Copeland and their children, Elizabeth and Sarah; Sarah and Jeffrey Vogt and their children, Alex, Jake, Vadim and Anna; Kelly and John Owen Gwathmey and their children, Isaiah, Laila and Silas; Henrietta and Lance Beightol and their children, Owen and Conner.
A memorial service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Miller's Tavern at 2pm on Friday, July 18, 2008. Following the service, friends were invited to a reception at the Copeland's home, 1332 Berry Hill Road, Tappahannock. Burial was private in the Gwathmey Family Cemetery at the family's ancestral home, Burlington, in Aylett.
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 7/17/2008 - 7/18/2008
She was born on November 18, 1929 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she attended the University of Washington. She was the youngest of three children born to a bridge builder-contractor and his wife.
Anxious to make a contribution during the Korean War, Bette served as a stewardess, ferrying soldiers from San Francisco to Tokyo in a non-pressurized aircraft.
She was the visionary behind the creation of Aylett Country Day School. As one of the school's original founders, she also served on its Board of Directors.
She owned the Little Flower Gift Shop in Tappahannock during the 1970s, had a career in real estate for 15 years, served on the Vestry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was a member of the National Poet's Society.
She enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid skier and swam the Puget Sound.
Bette loved to read and was a poet and an artist. She loved to paint in acrylics and watercolor. She also liked to express herself and wrote a novel that was never published.
Although she loved Virginia and made it her home for over 50 years, she was always quick to remind everyone that "She was a Westerner."
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Owen Gwathmey, M.D. in 2001; and her grandson, Jake Copeland in 2006.
Survivors include, Garnett and Paul Copeland and their children, Elizabeth and Sarah; Sarah and Jeffrey Vogt and their children, Alex, Jake, Vadim and Anna; Kelly and John Owen Gwathmey and their children, Isaiah, Laila and Silas; Henrietta and Lance Beightol and their children, Owen and Conner.
A memorial service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Miller's Tavern at 2pm on Friday, July 18, 2008. Following the service, friends were invited to a reception at the Copeland's home, 1332 Berry Hill Road, Tappahannock. Burial was private in the Gwathmey Family Cemetery at the family's ancestral home, Burlington, in Aylett.
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 7/17/2008 - 7/18/2008
Bette Badraun Gwathmey, 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on July 15, 2008, of acute renal failure in a Henrico County hospice.
She was born on November 18, 1929 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she attended the University of Washington. She was the youngest of three children born to a bridge builder-contractor and his wife.
Anxious to make a contribution during the Korean War, Bette served as a stewardess, ferrying soldiers from San Francisco to Tokyo in a non-pressurized aircraft.
She was the visionary behind the creation of Aylett Country Day School. As one of the school's original founders, she also served on its Board of Directors.
She owned the Little Flower Gift Shop in Tappahannock during the 1970s, had a career in real estate for 15 years, served on the Vestry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was a member of the National Poet's Society.
She enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid skier and swam the Puget Sound.
Bette loved to read and was a poet and an artist. She loved to paint in acrylics and watercolor. She also liked to express herself and wrote a novel that was never published.
Although she loved Virginia and made it her home for over 50 years, she was always quick to remind everyone that "She was a Westerner."
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Owen Gwathmey, M.D. in 2001; and her grandson, Jake Copeland in 2006.
Survivors include, Garnett and Paul Copeland and their children, Elizabeth and Sarah; Sarah and Jeffrey Vogt and their children, Alex, Jake, Vadim and Anna; Kelly and John Owen Gwathmey and their children, Isaiah, Laila and Silas; Henrietta and Lance Beightol and their children, Owen and Conner.
A memorial service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Miller's Tavern at 2pm on Friday, July 18, 2008. Following the service, friends were invited to a reception at the Copeland's home, 1332 Berry Hill Road, Tappahannock. Burial was private in the Gwathmey Family Cemetery at the family's ancestral home, Burlington, in Aylett.
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 7/17/2008 - 7/18/2008
She was born on November 18, 1929 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she attended the University of Washington. She was the youngest of three children born to a bridge builder-contractor and his wife.
Anxious to make a contribution during the Korean War, Bette served as a stewardess, ferrying soldiers from San Francisco to Tokyo in a non-pressurized aircraft.
She was the visionary behind the creation of Aylett Country Day School. As one of the school's original founders, she also served on its Board of Directors.
She owned the Little Flower Gift Shop in Tappahannock during the 1970s, had a career in real estate for 15 years, served on the Vestry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was a member of the National Poet's Society.
She enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid skier and swam the Puget Sound.
Bette loved to read and was a poet and an artist. She loved to paint in acrylics and watercolor. She also liked to express herself and wrote a novel that was never published.
Although she loved Virginia and made it her home for over 50 years, she was always quick to remind everyone that "She was a Westerner."
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Owen Gwathmey, M.D. in 2001; and her grandson, Jake Copeland in 2006.
Survivors include, Garnett and Paul Copeland and their children, Elizabeth and Sarah; Sarah and Jeffrey Vogt and their children, Alex, Jake, Vadim and Anna; Kelly and John Owen Gwathmey and their children, Isaiah, Laila and Silas; Henrietta and Lance Beightol and their children, Owen and Conner.
A memorial service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Miller's Tavern at 2pm on Friday, July 18, 2008. Following the service, friends were invited to a reception at the Copeland's home, 1332 Berry Hill Road, Tappahannock. Burial was private in the Gwathmey Family Cemetery at the family's ancestral home, Burlington, in Aylett.
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 7/17/2008 - 7/18/2008
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