Dixie Marilyn Horton-Betters, 80, of Great Mills, MD passed away June 25, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 7, 1936 in Arkansas to the late Howard Franklin May and Dixie June Beyland. Marilyn attended the University of Chattanooga and is a graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art. She completed graduate work at George Washington University. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She began her career working as a Cartographer for the Department of Defense in Oakridge, TN, where she created maps of Vietnam. Then she was employed as an art instructor for Annapolis High School, Esperanza Middle School and Great Mills High School. On April 17, 1965 she married her beloved husband, Joe Travis Horton. Together they celebrated over 42 wonderful years of marriage before his passing in 2008. She took time off to raise her children and worked part-time as a substitute teacher. She began working with her husband at Horton Realty in 1976, where she was dedicated to serving others for over 40 years. On January 24, 2015, she married Richard Betters in Annapolis, MD. Together they celebrated two […]
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