Betty Pauline Reese

Betty Reese Hardcastle, 68, of Angleton, died Oct. 23, 2006 in the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 in the Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, with Pastor Dale Frankum officiating. Graveside service and burial followed in the Liberty Community Cemetery in Milano at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 with Pastor Gary Westbrook officiating. Ms. Hardcastle was born in Cameron on May 4, 1938 to Harvin and Mattie Reese. She moved to Angleton in 1967. She was a member of Liberty Community Church and also attended Bastrop Bayou Baptist Church in Angleton. She was a graduate of Milano High School class of 1956. She worked for Angleton-Danbury Medical Center for over 15 years in Medical Records. She loved to read, sew and do gardening. She was preceded in death by her father Harvin Reese in 1962; her mother, Mattie Reese in 2004. She is survived by two sons, Billy Paul Hardcastle of Angleton and Curtis Dale Hardcastle of Angleton; two daughters, Paulette Blackstock and husband James “Bo” of Brazoria and Donna Hodges of Brazoria; eleven grandchildren, Shawn Roberts, Travis Thomas, Ty Blackstock, Casey Hardcastle, Brianna Hardcastle, Shaniah Hardcastle, Virginia Hardcastle, Jerod Hardcastle, Deseree Hodges, Glenda Hodges and Christina Hodges; two great-grandchildren, Alexis Nicole Thomas and Logan Immenhauser; brother, Billy Lee Reese and wife Diana of Milano; five sisters, Peggy Dees and husband William of Angleton, Donnie Dugger and husband Jerry of Milano; Jane Yoakum and husband Travis of Milano, Pattie Copper of Angleton and Barbara Stewart and husband Gary of Milano; nieces and nephews; a host of friends and special friends, Burnice and Sharon Rodgers. Pallbearers included her nephews, Danny Dees, Jeff Dees, Pat Dees, Kevin Reese, John Yoakum and Chane Cooper. Honorary pallbearers were nieces, Kim Trevino, Melissa Coldiron, Kelly Lane, Christine Williams and Maggie Stewart.