Cochran - Mrs. Betty Dell Williamson Burton, age 85, quietly left this mortal existence and went to her heavenly home, Tuesday, May 29th, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Connie Swinson, in Cochran, GA. Betty was born April 10, 1933 in Dodge County, GA, to the late Isham Quincey Williamson and Nellie Mae Cobb. She attended and graduated from Dodge County High School in 1949. In 1950, she married Robert Cecil Burton, also of Dodge County. For 20 years, she and Cecil traveled up and down the east coast of the United States, stopping in various U. S. Naval ports of call, from the Panama Canal Zone to Mayport, FL to Groton, CN, while Cecil was in the U.S. Navy. Along their journey, Betty gave birth to seven children, three sons and four daughters. In 1970, Betty, Cecil and their seven children finally settled on the Burton family farm in Gresston, GA. She spent 15 years working for the State of Georgia,  in Training Centers for mentally handicapped adults, in Dodge and Bleckley counties. Her husband Cecil preceded her in death in 1984. She was a member of the Cochran Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Mrs. Burton is survived by three sons: Robert David Burton, of Perry, GA; Steven Quincy Burton (Teri), of Gresston, GA; Gary Lee Burton (Amy), of Ramsey, MN and four daughters: Mrs. Connie Dale Swinson (Hardy), of Cochran, GA; Mrs. Karen Elizabeth Golden (Brian), of Guntersville, AL; Mrs. Shirley Mae Maddox (Michael), of Gresston, GA; Mrs. Susan Ann Arnold (Wayne), of Cochran, GA, plus 34 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Saturday, June 2, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cochran, GA, with funeral services held immediately after the viewing, in the chapel. Mrs. Betty Burton will be laid to rest, next to her beloved husband Cecil, in the Dubois Baptist Church Cemetery, in Dodge County.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that a tribute donation be made to the Alzheimer's Association (alz.org).

The family is at 117 Willow Drive.