Betty "Grandmother" Chaney, 90, of Hereford passed away peacefully to be with our Lord on Thursday, October 18, 2018 in Hereford. Graveside services will be Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Bridgeport East Cemetery in Bridgeport, Texas at 2:00 PM. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford.

Betty was born August 20, 1928 to Ruth Bowen and Samuel Russell Hudson in Decatur, Texas. A lifelong resident of Wise County, Betty grew up in Bridgeport and lived in Decatur most of her adult life. She was a talented and intelligent woman who served Wise County in the County Clerk's office, as well as the State of Texas, retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation. Betty married Billy Ralph Chaney November 26, 1971, and they lived in Decatur until his death in 2010. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Decatur, and had a lifelong love of playing bridge with good friends, cooking amazing meals for family gatherings, and tending to the beautiful landscaping surrounding her home.

Those left to cherish her memories are her children Brent Goodger and his wife Miki of Martindale and Camille Beville of Hereford; Nine grandchildren Krista Skiles, Bryan James Goodger and his wife Celena, Dr. Nelson Beville, Catherine Foerster and her husband Jason and Lauren Beville and nine great grandchildren Stewart, Lillie, Caitlyn and Knox Skiles, Britton, Brody, Blythe and Blaire Goodger and Everhett Foerster.

Betty is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ralph Chaney; a brother Stanely Hudson a sister Sylvia Jeter and a son-in-law Bob Beville.