Betty Sue Legate, age 80, of Paris, passed away quietly at Paris Regional Medical Center on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 2 PM, Monday, October 5, 2020 at Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery with a time of visitation beginning at 1 PM. Rev. Mike Fortenberry will officiate. Betty was born July 31, 1940 in Paris, TX to Edgar Ray White and Mary Allred Eldredge. She was a life-long Lamar County resident. She graduated from Central High in Sumner in 1959. Betty was a member of 1st Baptist Church. She worked in the nurseries of several area churches for many years. She loved children and attending church services. She was also a very good cook. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Edgar “Sonny” White, and a best friend, Susan Ann Shoemake. Betty is survived by her spouse, H.G. Legate; sons, SFC Stephen Legate, Ret. and wife, Paula of Alabama, and Gary W. Legate of Paris; a daughter, Glennette Dykes and husband Paul of Mt. Vernon; grandchildren, Charlotte Anderson and husband Patrick of Longview, William Legate and Kimberly Legate of Alabama, Ryan Ricketts, Hope Ricketts, Grace Dykes, Camille, and Benjamin Dykes, all of Mt. Vernon; great-grandchildren, Conlan, Jacob, and Catherine Anderson, all of Longview; as well as several nieces. To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
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