Betty Barnett Mixon

June 13, 1932 - January 24, 2021

Betty Barnett Mixon, 88, of Alexandria passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Graveside services for Mrs. Mixon will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Salem Cemetery, Plain Dealing, LA., and under direction of the John Kramer & Son Funeral Home. Betty will be remembered as a devoted wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born and raised in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. Betty attended the local high school. After high school, Betty married Huey Kennon Mixon and they were married for 67 years. Betty worked for the City of Alexandria and retired after 27 years of services. She loved and treasured the friends she made while working there. Home and family were synonymous with Betty, as her passions were founded in caring for her husband, children, garden, and pets. She will be remembered for her love of books and reading and how to she shared it with others. Those left to cherish her memory include her two children, Malcom K. Mixon of Alexandria, who cared for her the past two and half years, Melanie M. Roath and husband, Donald, of Iron Mountain, MI; two grandchildren, Eric Donald Roath and wife, Carolyn, of Lansing, MI, and Chelsey Lynne Lillge and husband, Mark, of Iron Mountain. Those also left to cherish her memory include three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, charitable donations in Betty’s memory can be made to the Alzheimer Foundation, 225 N. Michigan Ave., FL 17, Chicago, IL 60601. To extend online notes of condolence to the Mixon Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com