BETTY RICHARDS

ARLINGTON -- Betty Northcutt Richards, 56, owner of Armoloy Company of Fort Worth/Jar-Tex Industries Inc., died peacefully Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2, 2006, at a Dallas hospital after a courageous two-year battle with lung cancer.  Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in the sanctuary of University United Methodist Church, West Berry Street at McCart Avenue. The Rev. Andrew J. Decker, pastor, and the Rev. Richard Penna of Austin will officiate. Burial: Following committal services at 3 p.m., Betty will be laid to rest with family members in White Church Cemetery, Glen Rose, Somervell County. Visitation: She will lie in state Friday in the Parlor at Robertson Mueller Harper. Her family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. in the Great Room.  Memorials: Consideration of contributions in memory of Betty is suggested to the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society or a charity of choice.  Born on Nov. 19, 1950, in Cleburne, Betty Joan was the daughter of Blanche Loper and Jesse Leo Northcutt Jr. While growing up in Fort Worth as a member of University United Methodist Church and a large Christian family, she was said to have been the most "spirited" one in the bunch.  Betty was a 1969 graduate of R.L. Paschal High School and received her B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1973. She taught school until she married and raised her family. For the past 10 years, she successfully ran the family business and happily enjoyed her life.  Her interests included music, dancing and art. She took great pleasure in making her home, yard and garden a beautiful, hospitable place. Betty was a loving and giving person whose devotion to her family and friends were most important to her. Her laugh, smile, generosity and love will be missed, but not forgotten.  In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Jack A. Richards; a sister, Susan Schafer; and twin brothers, Robert and Charles Northcutt.  Her family wishes to express sincere thanks and deep appreciation to Dr. Mark W. Walberg and the staff of Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas for their kindness and attention to Betty.  Survivors: Fiance and companion, Kris D. Morris of Arlington; children, Joan Marie Richards-Austin and her fiance, Paul Gleim, of Euless, David Richards and his wife, Lauren, of Arlington and Jessica Wood of Nevada, Iowa; cherished grandchildren, Harmony Austin, Cody Randals and Jacob and Julia Richards; brother, Jesse Leo Northcutt III and his wife, Joyce, of Dublin, Ireland; sister, Jeanne Northcutt Korndoerfer and her husband, Carl, of Racine, Wis.; aunts; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Robertson Mueller Harper Funerals & Cremations 1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233 To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of BETTY RICHARDS please visit our Sympathy Store.