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KINNEY -- Betty T. Kinney, 89, of Norman, Oklahoma died Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Norman. A private service will be held at a later date at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. All other arrangements are handled by Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, Oklahoma. Mrs. Kinney was born June 15, 1920, in Syracuse, New York to Dr. William Thornton Packard and Fanny May (Hotaling) Packard. She graduated from Syracuse University in 1942, with a bachelor of liberal arts degree and was a member of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Syracuse University. Betty married Alanson Ira Kinney on June 3, 1944, in Syracuse, New York. She earned a Master of Education in elementary education from Syracuse University in 1957, and taught junior high English for many years in Syracuse, New York and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Kinney's lived in New York, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Germany before retiring in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They owned several Hallmark card and gift shops in New Mexico until Mr. Kinney's death in 1998. Betty moved to Norman, Oklahoma in 2001, to be near her daughter and son-in-law. She was a lifelong member of the alumnae clubs of Alpha Gamma Delta, several Hallmark ornament collector clubs, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Norman Newcomers. She was also a volunteer at the Norman Regional Hospital and the Sam Noble Museum until ill hearth caused her to give up these services. Betty had a lifetime love of gardening and playing bridge. Mrs. Kinney is survived by her daughter, Sandy Kinney and husband, Mike Sugg of Norman. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. L. Renee Ballard and Sherry Medders, R.N., of the Norman Clinic for their care and concern, as well as the staff of Brookhaven Extensive Care and Heartland Hospice. Memorial contributions to cancer research at the OU Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 26901, BRC West 1417, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-9968. Send condolences online at http://www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.htm
        Published on: Tue November 17, 2009