Betty Sloan

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Friday, March 19, 2010 at First Christian Church with Rev. Rusty Ratliff, her nephew, and pastor of the Master Plan Church of Amarillo, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Sloan was born March 29, 1926 in Miami to Leo and Thelma Paris, and was a 1943 graduate of Miami High School. She lived on her family farm in Roberts County until 2006 when she moved into Pampa. She married Jack Sloan on May 23, 1947 in Miami. Betty was a great cook and a very loving mother and wife. She always helped family members who needed care, and she cooked for all family members and friends. Betty loved the Coronado Healthcare Center and helped with Sunday church services there for 27 years. She was a member of First Christian Church and a member of the Wayside Club, which takes care of the "Little Red School House." She was preceded in death by her parents, and by a very, very special son, John Paris Sloan, in 2006. SURVIVORS: husband: Jack Sloan of the home; a brother: J. D. Paris and wife Lorene of Miami; a sister: Billy Jo Ratliff of Miami; and several nieces and nephews.MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Little Red School House Roof Replacement Fund, c/o Debbie Davis, 641 County Line Road, Pampa, Texas 79065.