January 6, 1947 – December 8, 2024
Bette Burrell Bridges, 77, of Marietta, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2024, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harold Burrell officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 www.donate.cancer.org or University of Georgia Athletics, C/O Development & Alumni Relations, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. www.gail.uga.edu/commit
Elizabeth Ann Burrell was born January 6, 1947, in Jefferson County, KY, the daughter of James & Elizabeth Durden Burrell. She was a graduate of Bainbridge High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree from Georgia State University in Accounting. Bette lived in Metro Atlanta most of her life and worked for 40+ years as a Certified Public Accountant. She was Baptist by faith.
Growing up as a pastor’s daughter, Bainbridge and First Baptist Church were “home” to Bette. The fast pace of “metro” life kept her on the move and right in the middle of the action. For Bette, relaxing meant breaking out the knitting needles or trying out a new recipe. Of course, during football season, nothing else mattered except the scoreboard for the Georgia Bulldogs. Bette stored a plethora of knowledge down to recruiting statistics on her favorite SEC team just in case someone needed a little convincing.
Survivors include her cousins, Ted Burrell, Ann Judson Pinson, Charles Burrell, Harold Burrell, Dick Burrell, Jimmy Burrell, Dieter Burrell, David Burrell, and Jan Reynolds, as well as a host of extended family. Bette was preceded in death by her parents.
Bryant Funeral Home, located at 105 N. Florida Street, is assisting the family with arrangements. (229-246-3321)
Bette was a great classmate in high school. She was smart and witty. I even saw the Beatles at her house on the Ed Sullivan show with other high schoolers. I will cherish my memories of Bette and pray that God’s mercy and peace will shine on her forever.