Betty Lou (Langehennig-Shelton) Claxton, 76, of Princeton, Texas passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.
Betty was born Aug. 4, 1943 to Sutton and Ena (Loggins) Langehennig in Coleman, Texas. Betty married young and was a fun-loving mother. She completed her GED in the early 1970s and began working outside the home. Her last place of employment was Bank of America in downtown Dallas until the effects of CLL required her to retire early.
Betty is remembered as being an independent person and hard worker. She kept her mind busy with puzzles and reading her bible. Betty had a feisty competitive spirit, especially when she played 42 dominoes and participated in tournaments. She liked spending time outdoors during nice weather and enjoyed gardening.
Betty was a member of East Fork Baptist Church McKinney, McKinney Senior Center and McKinney Senior Dance.
Betty was survived by her oldest daughter, Victoria (Shelton-Howard) Barney and husband Thomas; surviving son-in-law, Troy Nelson of Palmer, Texas; grandchildren: Heather (Howard) Cooper and husband Adam of Waxahachie, Texas; Tina Patak of Odessa, Texas; Ashley Patak of Amarillo, Texas; Justin Howard and wife Rachel (Fields) of Waxahachie, Texas; Hillary (Patak) Wells and husband Tim of Amarillo, Texas; and Michelle Barney of Princeton, Texas; four great-grandchildren; and sisters: Marjorie Carter of Coleman, Texas; Wanda Cox of Fort Worth, Texas; Joyce Stacey of Saint Francisville, Louisiana; and Patsy Carpenter of Saint Francisville, Louisiana.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Claxton; daughter, Suzanne (Shelton-Patak) Nelson; newborn great-grandson, Landon Patak; parents; sister, Mary Smith; and brother, Thurman “Joe” Langehennig.
In lieu of a memorial service, Betty desired that individuals wishing to honor her life give their time and/ or monetary donations to support the needs of senior citizens or cancer research.