Betty Sue Denham-Burns went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2008 after a long battle with Alzheimer s disease. She was born on March 24, 1930 to Herman Hoyt Burns and Inez Denham in Albertville, Alabama. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Political Science. Betty began her 37 year career in Civil Service as a clerk typist at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and retired as a GS-17. She served two tours overseas as the Director of Resource Management for Army bases in both Heidelberg and Bamberg, Germany. Later in her life, she was elected to and served in the first Alabama Silver-Haired Legislature, where she was instrumental in passing a bill which funded day-care programs for Alzheimer s patients. She was a world traveler who had been to each continent, with the exception of Africa and Antarctica. Her parents, brother, Billy Wayne Burns, and sister, Peggy Joanne Hyatt, all of Albertville, Alabama, preceded her in death. Betty is survived by three children, Jeffery N. Harris, and his wife Cathy, of Wye Mountain, AR, Susan Harris Sorrells of Arkadelphia, AR, and Judith Harris of Occuquan, VA, twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made in Ms. Burns' name to the Manchester Methodist Church Children s Library. The family will accept visitors at the home of Susan Sorrells, 1020 Village Drive #21, on Tuesday, July 29th, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Ms. Burns requested that no formal funeral service be held. The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation for the excellent care and love that they gave to their Mother and Mimi during her illness. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guestbook.