Betty Sue Baldwin

BALDWIN, Mrs. Betty Sue, age 77, passed away from complications of Alzheimer's at the home of her eldest daughter, Virginia Baldwin-Bergstrom in Lakeland, Fla., where she was receiving hospice care. Born on October 26, 1931 in North Carolina, she moved to Lakeland in 2006 from Bumpass, Va. Mrs. Baldwin was a member of Bethany Christian Church in Bumpass. She was a former Teacher's Aide at Jouett Elementary School in Mineral. Mrs. Baldwin was preceded in death by her husband, Walter C. Baldwin Sr. She is survived by her sons, Steven Wayne (Deborah) Baldwin of Fairport, N.Y. and Walter C. (Julie) Baldwin Jr. of Tampa, Fla.; her daughters, Virginia Mae (Garry) Baldwin-Bergstrom of Lakeland and Beth "Betty" (Mark) Baldwin Longo of Bumpass; brothers, Fred Smith of Randleman, N.C. and Charles Smith of North Carolina; nine grandchildren, Lori Baldwin of Raleigh, N.C., Tim Baldwin of Clifton Park, N.Y., Angie Baldwin Roda of Tampa, Katie Baldwin Toth of Tampa, Tracy Baldwin of Tampa, Eric Bergstrom of Europa, Miss., Kristy Bergstrom Austin of Lakeland, Nick Bergstrom of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Megan Longo of Bumpass; and seven great-grandchildren, Coleman Bergstrom, Piperann Bergstrom, Kordelia Bergstrom, Garrett Bergstrom, Kayelyn Austin, Carlee Austin, and Caleb Roda. Her remains rest at the Lacy Funeral Home, Route 522, Mineral, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the King-Baldwin family cemetery, behind her home at 223 Rabbit Run Road, Bumpass. Online guestbook available at www.lacyfh.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.