It is with great sorrow we announce the death of Bette Joe Forsyth who passed on Sunday, July 28, 2024 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 84.

Bette Joe Forsyth was born April 15, 1940 in Austin, Texas to Bill and Betty (Toups) Mitchener.  She grew up in Mt. Pleasant, Texas where she also graduated high school.  She later attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Bette Joe married her childhood sweetheart, Edwin Forsyth on the 11th day of July 1960 in Irving, Texas.  Together they had three children, Kris, Cassie and Kyle.  Bette Joe embraced her role as homemaker, participating in PTA where she filled various leadership offices. However, Bette Joe, was more than a stay-at-home mom.  Her love of swimming led her to serve as a trainer for water safety and for the Red Cross at Fort Sill for many years, her compassion compelled her to volunteer at the Greiner School for the Handicapped and her community spirit prompted her participation in the Junior Service League.

Bette Joe, who was an only child, loved her extended family and is survived by her loving spouse, of the home; children Kris Forsyth, Cassie Stephens and Kyle Forsyth; her grandchildren, Christian Kody Forsyth; Quinlan, Drew and Aidan Stephens; Emma, Brendan, Elizabeth and Julia Forsyth; her first cousins, Rodney and Herman Toups, Sarah Jane and Robert Yarborough and Mary Thomas Reed; sister-in-law, Sandra McAllister; brother-in-law, David Davison; nephews and nieces, David Council Davidson, Erin Bardin and Amy Neil; as well as great nieces and nephews Council, McCall, Sophie, Berkley, Foster, Hannah, Jackson and Liam.

A private family memorial service will be held at a future date.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Lawton Animal Welfare Division, 2104 SW 6th Street, Lawton, Oklahoma 73501 in her memory.