Betty L. Walters

Betty Walters died November 16 at home in Austin, Texas after a long battle with cancer. She was born March 20, 1949, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Rachel and John Schwartz. Betty grew up in Scottsbluff where she met the love of her life, Richard Walters. They married on November 15, 1969. She leaves behind her husband of 52 years; two sons--Ryan Walters and wife Dina and their daughter Emma, of Chicago; and Brent Walters and wife Sarah, and son Leo of Austin; her sister Judy Greene of Scottsbluff; and brother John Schwartz and his wife Pam of Kyle, TX. She is preceded in death by her brother Roger Rupp, his widow Judy resides in Gering, NE. Betty was known as "Nanny" to her two beautiful grandchildren - "what happens at Nanny's house stays at Nanny's house!" Betty has many friends and colleagues at Whole Foods Market in Austin after 19 years as National Payroll Tax Manager. In 2019, Betty, Richard and family took an Alaskan cruise to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. It was one of Betty's greatest joys to spend that time with the people she loved most. She hated decorating for the holidays but made the best plum bread on Christmas mornings. Everyone loved when she made cabbage burgers, French toast, or mayonnaise cake. After many years, Betty finally succeeded at getting her husband to like creamed tuna and peas on toast, one of her favorites. A memorial service is planned for Tuesday, November 30th, at 4 pm at Frontyard Brewing, 4514 Bob Wire Rd, Spicewood, TX. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook by Austin Natural Funerals. A live stream of the service will appear on the Austin Natural Funerals Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/AustinNaturalFunerals, shortly before 4 pm on Tuesday, November 30th. A Facebook account is not required in order to watch. If a pop-up window appears asking you to log in click "not now" and the live stream will be available for you to watch. If the "not now" button does not appear, scroll down on the page and it will come up for you to select. You can honor Betty by donating to: Kindred Box https://www.kindredbox.org/ Kindred Box distributes donated ostomy supplies to support the care of uninsured and underinsured ostomates in America struggling with financial hardship. Hospice Austin https://www.hospiceaustin.org/ Community First! Village https://mlf.org/community-first/ Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned community in Austin that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. If you feel so inclined, flowers may be ordered from https://www.freytagsflorist.com/. At Betty's request, please DO NOT buy or bring carnations. Her favorite color is yellow and any flowers aside from carnations are welcome.

Betty L. Walters

March 20, 1949 - November 16, 2021