Ms. Bettye Osburn Oats' Obituary
Bettye Osburn Oats, 84, of Gallatin, TN, retired from AT&T and was a member of St. Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church in Hendersonville, passed away April 18, 2014. Preceded in death by her parents Oscar Davis and Norma Lanier Whited Osburn and her sister, Emma Jeanne Osburn Whitson.
She is survived by her children, Rev. Dr. Louis “Smokey” (Sharon) Oats, Jodi Oats Hermey and Paul Eugene “Skipper” (Edie) Oats, Jr.; her sister, Norma Davis Osburn Olson; her former husband, H. “Dino” Barakat; grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service for the family will be conducted Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 1:00PM(EST) at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Morristown, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts in celebration of her life to be sent to the Oats-Langley Scholarship Fund at Trinity Episcopal School, 750 E. 9th St., Charlotte, NC 28202 or telephone (704-358-8101).
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