Betty was very popular, had many friends, and was well-liked in school. She had many boyfriends, but none that were serious. She loved music and swimming, and liked dancing in programs and recitals. She won many awards: scholastic, literary, and musical, as well as the citywide title of Little Miss Texarkana in 1934, representing the Presbyterian Book Store. She was a near straight-A student who was planning to become a medical technician. After her death, The Rythmaires never played again. The night before her attack, she played at her regular Saturday night gig at the VFW building on West Fourth and Oak Street. She was then picked up by her friend Paul Martin, and was headed to a slumber party. She was killed early Sunday morning, and her body was removed by an East Funeral Home ambulance.