Betty Marie Meyer Lancaster passed away on Wednesday, June 28th at the age of 92.  She was born on August 28, 1930, to Florence H. and Henry (Harry) C. Meyer in San Antonio, Texas.

She was the youngest of 2 daughters. She learned to play the piano at an early age and taught herself how to play the organ. She was a self-taught artist using oil as her medium to produce many beautiful paintings of landscapes and other various subjects. After taking Watercolor lessons from Karen McCauley, she changed her medium to watercolor and created many wonderful works of art.

She sang in the Choir at St Andrew's Catholic Church in Pleasanton for many years. Shortly after moving to Pleasanton, Father O'Brian asked Betty to serve as Church Secretary, which she did for several years. During this time the new rectory and church office were built.

Betty was awarded Senior Citizen of the Year in 2001 by the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce. She was always an active participant in the community, participating in her youngest daughter's activities along with, church, civic and political organizations. Betty also served as an alternate for the Texas Republican Party conventions.  She also helped several candidates during their run for local political office, often spending many days and hours walking neighborhoods distributing political flyers. She was a strong and active supporter of the Republican Party in Atascosa County and once had the pleasure of meeting President George W. Bush.  She was so proud to have her Photo taken with him.

She lived in 11 different communities in Texas and Louisiana.  For the last 48 years, she has resided in Pleasanton, Texas.  For the last 7 of those 48 years, she was under the loving care of Tammy Martinez and Inez Talamantez.

She loved to create meals for her family, often trying new recipes. Her grandchildren always looked forward to her cookies and desserts as well as the social clubs she participated in.  When her youngest daughter reached school age, she attended Cosmetology School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and worked as a certified beautician for several years, before Charles transferred to Gretna, Louisiana.

Always the adventuring spirit, Betty, Charles, and their children lived in Tangjun, Indonesia for a year, which took place while Charles worked for Royal Dutch Shell. To add to her adventurous spirit Betty and one of her high school classmates, Connie, took a boat adventure down the flooded Rio Grand River in Big Bend National Park to celebrate her 60th birthday.  She traveled to Europe, South Africa, Britain, Ireland, and Egypt multiple times throughout her life.

Preceded in death by her father and mother, sister Amy Roeder, loving husband of 39 years, Charles M. Lancaster, and son-in-law John Eric Rutherford.

She is survived by two daughters Cynthia Riley and her husband Frank of New Caney, Texas, and Cathleen Wagoner and her husband Russell of Horseshoe Bay, Texas; son Christopher Lancaster and his wife Elizabeth of Deer Park, Texas; seven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Charlie Rutherford, Andy Rutherford, Mike Tart, Rusty Prasfika, Bob Bratten, and Alex Arguijo.

Inlui of flowers donations may be made to St. Andrew's Catholic Church 626 Market St.; Multiple Sclerosis Association of America| MSAA (mymsaa.org); or to the Alzheimer's Association( www.alz.org ).

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Hurley Funeral Home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm. Funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, July 3, 2023 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 626 Market Street in Pleasanton at 10:00 am with interment to follow in St. Andrew Cemetery #2.