In Memory of

Betty

Jo

Chadares

(Donaldson)

Obituary for Betty Jo Chadares (Donaldson)

Betty Jo Donaldson Chadares, age 91, was reunited in Heaven with her loving parents, brother Andrew Claxton Donaldson Jr. and sister Mary Allene Donaldson McCoy on Thursday, May 11, 2017. She was born in Cleburne, Texas to Andrew Claxton Sr. and Lovada Bell (Arnold) Donaldson on January 31, 1926. Betty Jo was a hard worker in the restaurant industry and worked most of her long life, but during her free time she enjoyed making and creating things and playing games with her family and friends. She was a loving sister, aunt, loyal friend to many, loved by all who met her, and an inspiration to all. Left to cherish her memory is sister Gwen Donaldson Henwood; nephew Terry McCoy; niece Joy Berns and husband Albert; niece Connie Musgrove; niece Kathy Sue Wood and husband Phillip; niece Andrea (Sis) Newbury and husband Robert; nephew Chuck Henwood and wife Barbara; niece Cindy Henwood along with numerous other loving nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. A funeral service will be held 10:00 am, Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home in Irving, with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne, TX following the service at 1:00 pm. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service between 9:00 and 10:00 am. Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association at https://donatenow.heart.org/