Betty Lou Rickaway, 66, of Blessing passed away April 28, 2006 at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1939 in Midfield, TX to the late Ira Alexander "Jim" Fitzgerald and Edith Day Fitzgerald. She was the manager of the Cattlemen's Motel in Bay City for many years. She was a member of the Midfield Community Church, the Blessing American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post #649, the Matagorda County Historical Commission, on the Board of Directors of the Blessing Historical Foundation, and on the Board of Directors of the Hawley Cemetery Association.
She married the late James E. "Jim" Rickaway on July 16, 1960 and was a lifelong resident of Blessing.
Survivors include sons Chris Rickaway of Blessing and Kevin Rickaway and wife Cathy of Blessing; sister Marjorie Holt of Brady; grandchildren Jordan and Taylor Rickaway of Blessing and many nephews and nieces.
Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Bay City. Interment will follow at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Pallbearers will be Hank Fitzgerald, Leroy Fitzgerald, Louis Kopnicky, Adolph Biskup, Randy Rickaway and Lee Hall Pierce. Honorary pallbearers are Don Dawes, Carter Franklin, Carol Dean Magee, Neal Holt, Walter Skutca and Henry Day. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Tuesday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to American Legion Junior Auxiliary Post #649, PO Box 192, Blessing, TX 77419. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.