Betty Lou Dodwell, age 75, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock . She was born on July 20, 1940 in Midway, the daughter of the late James A. and Sarah Wall Tate. Betty was retired from the Arkadelphia Human Development Center . She enjoyed shopping, reading and going to casinos. In additional to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her sister, Addiemae Webb and two brothers, JR and William E. Tate.

Betty is survived by two daughters, Teresa (Scott) Dean of Lonoke and Laura (Nathan) Blakesley of Kansas, two sons, Charles Crumpton Jr and Terry (Beth) Crumpton, both of Texas, one sister, Pat (Raymond) Van Donk of Texas, eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Welch Funeral Home in Arkadelphia with Rev. Temon Jenkins officiating.

Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guest book and view the video tribute.