UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 01/17/12 12 REG. SESS. 12 RS BR 1232
A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in loving memory and honor of Mary Betty Whitson Courtney.
WHEREAS, Mary Betty Whitson Courtney was a native of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, born in Harrison County, Kentucky, on February 4, 1929, the daughter of the late Charles Vernard Whitson and Anna Elizabeth Mallory Whitson; and
WHEREAS, Mary Betty Whitson Courtney was well known in her community as the "Avon lady" as she sold and delivered Avon products throughout the county; and
WHEREAS, Mary Betty Whitson Courtney was a very special lady whose many friends remember her warm smile, her friendliness, her sense of humor, and her home cooking; and
WHEREAS, Mary Betty Whitson Courtney is survived by three daughters, Gloria Jean Collins of Cynthiana, Mary Elizabeth Lemp of Lexington, and Lois Diane Copes of Cynthiana; three brothers, Ray Whitson, Fred Whitson, and Jeryl Whitson, all of Harrison County; six grandchildren, Kimberly Ann Wilson, Alva Bruce Collins IV, Tina Nolan Bastin, Donna Carr Palmer, Jessica Courtney Lemp, and Christina Marie Lee; and six great grandchildren, Jan, Taylor, Clint, Courtney, Jacob, Shelby and Katie; and
WHEREAS, Mary Betty Whitson Courtney was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest B. Courtney, and four brothers, Kenneth Whitson, Ron Whitson, Ed Whitson, and Charles Whitson; and
WHEREAS, Mary Betty Whitson Courtney departed this earthly life on December 23, 2011, and she will be missed by all those who knew and loved her;
NOW, THEREFORE,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
âSection 1. The House of Representatives expresses its most profound sense of sorrow and offers its condolences to the family and friends of Mary Betty Whitson Courtney upon her passing.
âSection 2. When the House of Representatives adjourns this day, it does so in loving memory and honor of Mary Betty Whitson Courtney.
âSection 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide a copy of this Resolution to Representative Tom McKee for distribution to the family of Mary Betty Whitson Courtney.
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