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Betty Jean Guild
GUILD, Betty Jean Betty Jean (Mills) Guild went home to her Lord and Savior at the age of 90 on Sunday, January 5, 2020 in her Addison, Texas, home. Born Betty Jean Stavlund in Chicago on August 23, 1929, she grew up in the Chicago area. In 1947 she married John (Jack) Mills, the father of her five daughters. In an effort to avoid Chicago winters, the family moved to Dallas in 1966 where Jack established a new CPA practice. The family soon became members of First Baptist Church, Dallas, and Betty played piano in her daughter's Sunday School classes. She occasionally sang in the Sanctuary Choir and was a member of the President's Sunday School class for many decades. Once the girls were out of high school Betty had a long and successful career as an Executive Assistant with CRB Oil and Gas and with the law firm Jones Day from which she retired. Her passion outside of the office was square and round dancing, several nights each week! She also enjoyed playing cards and board games with friends and family. Betty was always smiling and laughing; almost any circumstance was typically responded to with laughter. Her sunny disposition and kindness was always evident as was her love for family and friends. She will be missed by a countless number of people. Betty was preceded in death by her first husband of thirty years, John (Jack) Mills, and her beloved sister, Joy Rushton. Left to cherish her memory are Pete Guild, second husband of twenty-three years, and her daughters and their spouses: Sherry & John Decker, Gail and Don Argenbright, Barb & Pat McManemin, Jackie & Kevin Wooldridge, and BJ and Art Nanney, all located in the Dallas area. Also step-son Mike Guild, his daughter, eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A memorial celebration of her life will be held on Monday, January 20th at 2:00 p.m. in the Truett Chapel of First Baptist Church, Dallas. Memorials in her honor may be made to First Baptist Church, Dallas.
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