Betty Moore Durr

Betty Moore Durr, age 96, passed away on the morning of Monday, September 5, 2022. Born in Macon, Georgia on December 17, 1925, Betty was the daughter of Oakley Lawrence Moore and Eva Teate Moore. She spent her childhood in Thomasville, Georgia, before returning to Macon as a teenager. She enjoyed a wonderful marriage of 73 years to her husband, Ralph Munnerlyn Durr, III, who passed in 2019. Betty is survived by her two children, Ralph M. Durr IV (Susan) of Macon, Georgia, and Carol "Tuddie" Walker (Doug) of Tallahassee; a granddaughter, Amanda Durr and a grandson Taylor Walker (Stephanie). Betty graduated from Mercer University where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and the National Chemistry Society; she taught school in Macon before moving to Tallahassee in 1961. She was a homemaker, Girl Scout Leader, Member of the Tallahassee Garden Club and later worked at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime Lab as an Evidence Supervisor. She was an active and committed member of St. Paul's Methodist Church, serving on numerous committees and her beloved Burleigh Law Sunday School Class. For close to 60 years, she orchestrated monthly class parties with a cadre of dear friends. She and Ralph also planned annual international travel tours with groups of 30 or more of their friends. Many of these friends have repeatedly said that they would have never seen the world had it not been for these trips. For years, she and Ralph enjoyed traveling with friends in their motor home to FSU football games and across the U.S. Her life was made bright by cherished friendships from her church, bridge clubs and members of her first-grade class in Thomasville who continued to meet monthly until a few years ago. A sincere and heartfelt thanks goes out to the wonderful caregivers at The Villas at Killearn Lakes. A memorial service will be held at Bevis Funeral Home (200 John Knox Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32303) on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. EST with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Florida Methodist Children's Home - Madison Youth Camp: 1647 NE Captain Buie Rd. Pinetta, FL 32350 (fumch.org). Breanna Green of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com)

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Betty Moore Durr

December 17, 1925 - September 5, 2022