Funeral services for Betty Sue Grant Slaughter, 88, of Kirbyville, TX, will be 2 PM Friday, December 6, 2019, in the chapel of Gill First National Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Grant officiating. Interment will follow in Ogden Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 - 8 PM Thursday, December 5, 2019, at the funeral home.
Betty was born January 30, 1931 in Jigger to the union of Willie Davis Grant and Ada Victoria Fussell and passed from this life on December 3, 2019, at Avalon Nursing Home in Kirbyville, TX. She was the oldest of 11 children and they all learned to work and play together, support and love one another....they still do!
Betty loved the Lord, loved her family, and was an excellent entrepreneur her whole life. She could take NOTHING and make SOMETHING out of it, food included. She was a wonderful cook and many stories are shared by children, grandchildren, siblings, and friends about her many creations. She was also a fabulous seamstress. If you look around during the services for her, you will see bows and pins on pretty much everyone - all handmade by Betty. She has donated more of these than she sold, including to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Christmas Operation, etc. During her life she has helped support her family by working as a farmer, Beauty Consultant, LVN, housekeeper, office worker, home care provider, and many more. She also loved gardening, loved growing beautiful flowers, and had a huge green thumb!
She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Walter H. Slaughter, children: Clara Frith, Arlene Mize, and Mike Slaughter, parents Rev. W. D. and Victoria Grant, two sisters: Amy McDaniel and Diane Sharp as well as aunts, uncles, etc.
Survivors include children: Jarrell Slaughter and wife Jeanette of Vicksburg, MS, Ms. Dowan Hornsby of Kirbyville, TX, Carlton Slaughter of Dardanelle, AR, and Richard Slaughter and wife Henrietta of Centerville, AR., eight brothers and sisters: Lela Cupit, Daniel Grant, Florine Hite, Shelby Grant, Millie Grant, Charlotte Lawson, Wanda Matlock and Jerry Grant; Betty had many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She was so proud of all of them and was thrilled when they came to visit her.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Buddy Coglan, Gordon Cupid, Josh Grant, Ricky Lee, Matt Sharp, Jarrell Keith Slaughter, J. D. Wilson, Jared Wilson.
Honorary pallbearer will be Dennis Matlock.
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com .

Visitation
Gill First National Funeral Home
Thursday, December 5, 2019
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6637 Main St.
Winnsboro, LA
Funeral Service
Gill First National Funeral Home
Friday, December 6, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6637 Main St.
Winnsboro, LA
Interment
Ogden Cemetery
Friday, December 6, 2019
Ogden Cemetery Road
Winnsboro, LA 71295