1947
Betty
2019
Betty Jean Sanders
May 6, 1947 — September 26, 2019
Betty Jean (BJ) Sanders, 72, of James Island, SC, wife of William Sanders of 50 years, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September 26, 2019 with her husband by her side.
Born on May 6, 1947 in Conway, SC, Betty was daughter of the late Albert J. Eaddy and Cleo Eaddy, from Georgetown, SC.
Betty was an accomplished historian and she worked at Middleton Place Foundation. She had a BA in History. She graduated from MUSC with a nursing degree and she worked at Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina and at MUSC in Charleston, SC.
She was a volunteer at Aiken-Rhett House as a guide. She was also a licensed tour guide for the Edmondston-Alston House in Charleston, SC. She loved history and reading and shared with all she came in contact. She had a great love for dogs. She and Bill loved traveling with their dogs.
Besides her husband Bill, BJ is survived by her brother, Albert J. Eaddy Jr. and her sister, Debbie E. Forbes.
The family will receive friends on Friday, October 4, 2019, from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at McAlister-Smith, 347 Folly Rd., Charleston, SC 29412.
Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at www.mcalister-smith.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to James Island, 347 Folly Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, (843) 614-8494.
Born on May 6, 1947 in Conway, SC, Betty was daughter of the late Albert J. Eaddy and Cleo Eaddy, from Georgetown, SC.
Betty was an accomplished historian and she worked at Middleton Place Foundation. She had a BA in History. She graduated from MUSC with a nursing degree and she worked at Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina and at MUSC in Charleston, SC.
She was a volunteer at Aiken-Rhett House as a guide. She was also a licensed tour guide for the Edmondston-Alston House in Charleston, SC. She loved history and reading and shared with all she came in contact. She had a great love for dogs. She and Bill loved traveling with their dogs.
Besides her husband Bill, BJ is survived by her brother, Albert J. Eaddy Jr. and her sister, Debbie E. Forbes.
The family will receive friends on Friday, October 4, 2019, from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at McAlister-Smith, 347 Folly Rd., Charleston, SC 29412.
Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at www.mcalister-smith.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to James Island, 347 Folly Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, (843) 614-8494.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Betty Jean Sanders, please visit our flower store.
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Friday, October 4, 2019
4:00 - 6:00 pm
McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, James Island
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