Betty Masters Obituary

MASTERS, Betty Betty Dickerman Masters, 77, of Mount Pleasant, a retired teacher and the widow of Leon R. Masters, died Thursday in a Mount Pleasant nursing home. Born October, 27, 1927 in Gainesville, Texas, she graduated from Gainesville High School, attended the University of Texas in Austin through her junior year of college, completed her bachelor's degree nearly two decades later at the Baptist College of Charleston, and earned a master's degree from The Citadel. She was a math teacher in the Berkeley County School District, as Fishburne Elementary and Hanahan Middle School, for 15 years. She also taught at the Charleston Hebrew School. A talented singer from an early age, she regularly performed as "Little Betty Dickerman" on a radio show in Gainesville as a child, as a featured singer at the USO shows at Camp Howze near Gainesville during World War II, and as a soloist at Charleston Christian Science Church. She was a drama major at the University of Texas, and years later performed in several productions with the Footlight Players at the Dock Street Theatre and numerous Pilot Club shows. A longtime member of John Wesley United Methodist Church on Savannah Highway, this kind, gracious lady leaves wonderful memories and a noble example for her loving family and many devoted friends. She is survived by daughter, Mimi Bruening and son-in-law, Bill Bruening of Niceville, FL; son, Frank Wooten and daughter-in-law, Teresa Key Wooten of Mount Pleasant; granddaughter, Alexis Stuckey and grandson-in-law, Bill Stuckey of Palm City, FL; grandson, Stuart Bruening and granddaughter-in-law, Devin Bruening of Destin, FL; granddaughter, Beth Wooten of Charleston and grandson, Sam Wooten of Mount Pleasant; and great-grandsons, Cooper Stuckey and Maguire Stuckey of Palm City, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC 29407. A memorial message may be written to the family at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Friends may call at the Stuhr Downtown Chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. A memorial service will be held in John Wesley United Methodist Church chapel at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.