GADDY, Betty Jo Bogan, died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Rock Hill, SC, at 89. Born March 3, 1925, Betty was just 8 weeks from turning 90 when she died. Preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Jerrel Dee Gaddy, the couple was last together on May 11, 2011, in Fort Mill, SC, in their home in the Sun City Del Web community of Indian Land, SC. Cremation followed their deaths and no services were held.
Betty became a teacher under emergency conditions during WWII, after her studies at Wayland College in Plainview, TX in the 1940s. She completed her education and obtained a Masters Degree from North TX State Univ. around 1967. Over 30+ years of teaching in the DISD in Dallas, Betty is fondly remembered by many a student as their first school teacher, as eulogized by Denise Land Hunter of Arlington, TX:
“This wonderful lady mentored to me from the age of 6 throughout my adult life. She was my first grade teacher. We grew up very poor and she would make each of her students feel very special and loved. Never did we leave school without a hug from Mrs. Gaddy. At Christmas that year, Dad took me to Gibson’s to buy an ‘emerald and diamond’ necklace for her. When she retired, she asked that I speak at her retirement reception. Afterwards, she handed me a small personalized envelope with her name engraved on it. Inside was a treasure from years past. It contained the necklace with a very special handwritten message to pass the necklace on to my daughter, Erin, and said how much she enjoyed wearing it all those years. She made note that she had to replace the chain and that one of the ‘diamonds’ was now missing from wear over the years. After all this time, she remembered this necklace was from me. Later, she called me to ask me to eulogize her at the time of her passing. I remember crying and telling her it would be a very difficult task for me.”
Craig Dunning of Arlington, TX, eulogized Betty saying, “Mrs. Betty Gaddy was my first grade teacher (71-72) at Arcadia Park Elementary School in Dallas. I met her before starting 1st grade, on day trips to the school where we were introduced to the “ways” of first grade. I remember her teaching us how to go through the lunch line! She showed us how to get our tray, silverware, plates of food and milk as we slid our trays forward. At the cashier, we presented our money or lunch ticket and we carefully took our trays to our tables and sat down. After pretending to eat, she showed us how to take our stuff to the window where someone washed the things. Funny what we remember after so many years! I remember Mrs. Gaddy’s smile in the classroom when we read or spelled a word correctly. She smiled brightly and easily. She always encouraged us to improve and go somewhere and be somebody, which was important considering our very working class neighborhood. She never did this in a condescending way; she was a kind thoughtful soul in addition to being a good teacher. I regret that she didn’t know that I earned my PhD (more than 40 years after being in her class) and am now carrying on her craft of education. I have a feeling she would smile big and be very happy. Over the years, Mrs. Gaddy has never been far from my mind; I have never driven through Arcadia Park without her coming to mind. I could not have had a better teacher to get me started; she established a good foundation upon which to build.”
Betty was also preceded in death by her daughter, Sherri Lynn Gaddy Boswell of Dallas, brothers S.T. Bogan, Jr. of Norman, OK, and William Richard “Lit” Bogan, of Riverside, CA. She is survived by one brother, Harold Fredrick “Barney” Bogan of Nacogdoches, TX, a son, Michael Dee Gaddy (Sara) of Ft. Mill, SC; daughter, Jerre Gaddy Beal, of Simpsonville, SC; granddaughters, Allison Gaddy of Austin, TX, & Jennifer Gaddy of Charlotte, NC, as well as many nieces & nephews scattered throughout the country.
Betty became a teacher under emergency conditions during WWII, after her studies at Wayland College in Plainview, TX in the 1940s. She completed her education and obtained a Masters Degree from North TX State Univ. around 1967. Over 30+ years of teaching in the DISD in Dallas, Betty is fondly remembered by many a student as their first school teacher, as eulogized by Denise Land Hunter of Arlington, TX:
“This wonderful lady mentored to me from the age of 6 throughout my adult life. She was my first grade teacher. We grew up very poor and she would make each of her students feel very special and loved. Never did we leave school without a hug from Mrs. Gaddy. At Christmas that year, Dad took me to Gibson’s to buy an ‘emerald and diamond’ necklace for her. When she retired, she asked that I speak at her retirement reception. Afterwards, she handed me a small personalized envelope with her name engraved on it. Inside was a treasure from years past. It contained the necklace with a very special handwritten message to pass the necklace on to my daughter, Erin, and said how much she enjoyed wearing it all those years. She made note that she had to replace the chain and that one of the ‘diamonds’ was now missing from wear over the years. After all this time, she remembered this necklace was from me. Later, she called me to ask me to eulogize her at the time of her passing. I remember crying and telling her it would be a very difficult task for me.”
Craig Dunning of Arlington, TX, eulogized Betty saying, “Mrs. Betty Gaddy was my first grade teacher (71-72) at Arcadia Park Elementary School in Dallas. I met her before starting 1st grade, on day trips to the school where we were introduced to the “ways” of first grade. I remember her teaching us how to go through the lunch line! She showed us how to get our tray, silverware, plates of food and milk as we slid our trays forward. At the cashier, we presented our money or lunch ticket and we carefully took our trays to our tables and sat down. After pretending to eat, she showed us how to take our stuff to the window where someone washed the things. Funny what we remember after so many years! I remember Mrs. Gaddy’s smile in the classroom when we read or spelled a word correctly. She smiled brightly and easily. She always encouraged us to improve and go somewhere and be somebody, which was important considering our very working class neighborhood. She never did this in a condescending way; she was a kind thoughtful soul in addition to being a good teacher. I regret that she didn’t know that I earned my PhD (more than 40 years after being in her class) and am now carrying on her craft of education. I have a feeling she would smile big and be very happy. Over the years, Mrs. Gaddy has never been far from my mind; I have never driven through Arcadia Park without her coming to mind. I could not have had a better teacher to get me started; she established a good foundation upon which to build.”
Betty was also preceded in death by her daughter, Sherri Lynn Gaddy Boswell of Dallas, brothers S.T. Bogan, Jr. of Norman, OK, and William Richard “Lit” Bogan, of Riverside, CA. She is survived by one brother, Harold Fredrick “Barney” Bogan of Nacogdoches, TX, a son, Michael Dee Gaddy (Sara) of Ft. Mill, SC; daughter, Jerre Gaddy Beal, of Simpsonville, SC; granddaughters, Allison Gaddy of Austin, TX, & Jennifer Gaddy of Charlotte, NC, as well as many nieces & nephews scattered throughout the country.
GADDY, Betty Jo Bogan, died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Rock Hill, SC, at 89. Born March 3, 1925, Betty was just 8 weeks from turning 90 when she died. Preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Jerrel Dee Gaddy, the couple was last together on May 11, 2011, in Fort Mill, SC, in their home in the Sun City Del Web community of Indian Land, SC. Cremation followed their deaths and no services were held.
Betty became a teacher under emergency conditions during WWII, after her studies at Wayland College in Plainview, TX in the 1940s. She completed her education and obtained a Masters Degree from North TX State Univ. around 1967. Over 30+ years of teaching in the DISD in Dallas, Betty is fondly remembered by many a student as their first school teacher, as eulogized by Denise Land Hunter of Arlington, TX:
“This wonderful lady mentored to me from the age of 6 throughout my adult life. She was my first grade teacher. We grew up very poor and she would make each of her students feel very special and loved. Never did we leave school without a hug from Mrs. Gaddy. At Christmas that year, Dad took me to Gibson’s to buy an ‘emerald and diamond’ necklace for her. When she retired, she asked that I speak at her retirement reception. Afterwards, she handed me a small personalized envelope with her name engraved on it. Inside was a treasure from years past. It contained the necklace with a very special handwritten message to pass the necklace on to my daughter, Erin, and said how much she enjoyed wearing it all those years. She made note that she had to replace the chain and that one of the ‘diamonds’ was now missing from wear over the years. After all this time, she remembered this necklace was from me. Later, she called me to ask me to eulogize her at the time of her passing. I remember crying and telling her it would be a very difficult task for me.”
Craig Dunning of Arlington, TX, eulogized Betty saying, “Mrs. Betty Gaddy was my first grade teacher (71-72) at Arcadia Park Elementary School in Dallas. I met her before starting 1st grade, on day trips to the school where we were introduced to the “ways” of first grade. I remember her teaching us how to go through the lunch line! She showed us how to get our tray, silverware, plates of food and milk as we slid our trays forward. At the cashier, we presented our money or lunch ticket and we carefully took our trays to our tables and sat down. After pretending to eat, she showed us how to take our stuff to the window where someone washed the things. Funny what we remember after so many years! I remember Mrs. Gaddy’s smile in the classroom when we read or spelled a word correctly. She smiled brightly and easily. She always encouraged us to improve and go somewhere and be somebody, which was important considering our very working class neighborhood. She never did this in a condescending way; she was a kind thoughtful soul in addition to being a good teacher. I regret that she didn’t know that I earned my PhD (more than 40 years after being in her class) and am now carrying on her craft of education. I have a feeling she would smile big and be very happy. Over the years, Mrs. Gaddy has never been far from my mind; I have never driven through Arcadia Park without her coming to mind. I could not have had a better teacher to get me started; she established a good foundation upon which to build.”
Betty was also preceded in death by her daughter, Sherri Lynn Gaddy Boswell of Dallas, brothers S.T. Bogan, Jr. of Norman, OK, and William Richard “Lit” Bogan, of Riverside, CA. She is survived by one brother, Harold Fredrick “Barney” Bogan of Nacogdoches, TX, a son, Michael Dee Gaddy (Sara) of Ft. Mill, SC; daughter, Jerre Gaddy Beal, of Simpsonville, SC; granddaughters, Allison Gaddy of Austin, TX, & Jennifer Gaddy of Charlotte, NC, as well as many nieces & nephews scattered throughout the country.
Betty became a teacher under emergency conditions during WWII, after her studies at Wayland College in Plainview, TX in the 1940s. She completed her education and obtained a Masters Degree from North TX State Univ. around 1967. Over 30+ years of teaching in the DISD in Dallas, Betty is fondly remembered by many a student as their first school teacher, as eulogized by Denise Land Hunter of Arlington, TX:
“This wonderful lady mentored to me from the age of 6 throughout my adult life. She was my first grade teacher. We grew up very poor and she would make each of her students feel very special and loved. Never did we leave school without a hug from Mrs. Gaddy. At Christmas that year, Dad took me to Gibson’s to buy an ‘emerald and diamond’ necklace for her. When she retired, she asked that I speak at her retirement reception. Afterwards, she handed me a small personalized envelope with her name engraved on it. Inside was a treasure from years past. It contained the necklace with a very special handwritten message to pass the necklace on to my daughter, Erin, and said how much she enjoyed wearing it all those years. She made note that she had to replace the chain and that one of the ‘diamonds’ was now missing from wear over the years. After all this time, she remembered this necklace was from me. Later, she called me to ask me to eulogize her at the time of her passing. I remember crying and telling her it would be a very difficult task for me.”
Craig Dunning of Arlington, TX, eulogized Betty saying, “Mrs. Betty Gaddy was my first grade teacher (71-72) at Arcadia Park Elementary School in Dallas. I met her before starting 1st grade, on day trips to the school where we were introduced to the “ways” of first grade. I remember her teaching us how to go through the lunch line! She showed us how to get our tray, silverware, plates of food and milk as we slid our trays forward. At the cashier, we presented our money or lunch ticket and we carefully took our trays to our tables and sat down. After pretending to eat, she showed us how to take our stuff to the window where someone washed the things. Funny what we remember after so many years! I remember Mrs. Gaddy’s smile in the classroom when we read or spelled a word correctly. She smiled brightly and easily. She always encouraged us to improve and go somewhere and be somebody, which was important considering our very working class neighborhood. She never did this in a condescending way; she was a kind thoughtful soul in addition to being a good teacher. I regret that she didn’t know that I earned my PhD (more than 40 years after being in her class) and am now carrying on her craft of education. I have a feeling she would smile big and be very happy. Over the years, Mrs. Gaddy has never been far from my mind; I have never driven through Arcadia Park without her coming to mind. I could not have had a better teacher to get me started; she established a good foundation upon which to build.”
Betty was also preceded in death by her daughter, Sherri Lynn Gaddy Boswell of Dallas, brothers S.T. Bogan, Jr. of Norman, OK, and William Richard “Lit” Bogan, of Riverside, CA. She is survived by one brother, Harold Fredrick “Barney” Bogan of Nacogdoches, TX, a son, Michael Dee Gaddy (Sara) of Ft. Mill, SC; daughter, Jerre Gaddy Beal, of Simpsonville, SC; granddaughters, Allison Gaddy of Austin, TX, & Jennifer Gaddy of Charlotte, NC, as well as many nieces & nephews scattered throughout the country.
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