Betty Christian
Betty Christian, 82, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at St. Paul University Hospital in Dallas.
She was born on March 3, 1925 in Greeley, Nebraska to Dennis & Mary Agatha (Smyth) O'Gorman. Betty
married Roy Christian on February 23, 1949 in Borger, TX. She graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing
in Grand Island, Nebraska and completed her post graduate work at Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri. She was a resident of Stinnett where she was the school nurse for 15 years and a member of St.
Ann's Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, in February of 1994; her parents and numerous brothers and
sisters and 1 grandchild.
She is survived by a son, Chris Christian & wife Randie of San Antonio, TX; 4 daughters, Shari Davenport &
husband Roger of Pampa, TX, Sandy Christian of Fort Worth, TX, Lori Hukill & husband Wes of Pampa, TX,
Liz Mullen & husband Greg of Grand Prairie, TX; a brother, Dick O'Gorman of Stinnett, TX; 2 sisters Bobbye
Crowley of Lubbock, TX and Rosemary Gonzales of Hawthorne, California; 10 grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren.
Services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 26, 2008 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Stinnett, with Msgr.
Kuehler officiating. Rosary will be 7:00 PM, Friday, January 25, 2008 at Brown's Memorial Chapel in Stinnett.
Mrs. Christian will lie in state for viewing from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, January 24, 2008 & Friday,
January 25, 2008 at Brown's Memorial Chapel in Stinnett.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. Ann's Catholic Church, PO Box 144, Stinnett,
TX 79083 or to Stinnett Cemetery, PO Box 727, Stinnett, TX 79083.
She was born on March 3, 1925 in Greeley, Nebraska to Dennis & Mary Agatha (Smyth) O'Gorman. Betty
married Roy Christian on February 23, 1949 in Borger, TX. She graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing
in Grand Island, Nebraska and completed her post graduate work at Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri. She was a resident of Stinnett where she was the school nurse for 15 years and a member of St.
Ann's Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, in February of 1994; her parents and numerous brothers and
sisters and 1 grandchild.
She is survived by a son, Chris Christian & wife Randie of San Antonio, TX; 4 daughters, Shari Davenport &
husband Roger of Pampa, TX, Sandy Christian of Fort Worth, TX, Lori Hukill & husband Wes of Pampa, TX,
Liz Mullen & husband Greg of Grand Prairie, TX; a brother, Dick O'Gorman of Stinnett, TX; 2 sisters Bobbye
Crowley of Lubbock, TX and Rosemary Gonzales of Hawthorne, California; 10 grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren.
Services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 26, 2008 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Stinnett, with Msgr.
Kuehler officiating. Rosary will be 7:00 PM, Friday, January 25, 2008 at Brown's Memorial Chapel in Stinnett.
Mrs. Christian will lie in state for viewing from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, January 24, 2008 & Friday,
January 25, 2008 at Brown's Memorial Chapel in Stinnett.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. Ann's Catholic Church, PO Box 144, Stinnett,
TX 79083 or to Stinnett Cemetery, PO Box 727, Stinnett, TX 79083.