Mrs. Betty Allen Hodgson Seymour, 84, of Clearview Road, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at her home.

Born on May 26, 1933 in Cuthbert, GA she was the daughter of the late Prince Allen Hodgson and Nenia Irvin Clarke Hodgson.Mrs. Seymour was a graduate of Bowman High School and the University of Georgia where she earned degrees through a specialist degree in Library Sciences. She was retired from the Hart County School System and the Starr-Iva School System, where she was a Media Specialist.She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hartwell.

Survivors include her husband: James Clifton "Jimmy" Seymour; a son: Allen Seymour and his wife Cathy of Athens; two daughters: Lynne S. Bowers and her husband Jerry of Anderson SC and Lori S. Davis and her husband Don of Duluth GA; a sister: Nancy H. Lovelace of Charleston SC; six grandchildren: James Bowers, Jennifer Mihalic (Bob), Jonathan Seymour, Daniel Seymour (Erica), David Davis and Katelyn Davis and three great-grandchildren: Virginia Seymour, Kayleigh Mihalic and Patrick Mihalic also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell with Dr. Hugh Kirby officiating. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Bowman GA.

The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning prior to the service

The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.