Bettye Ackerman Obituary

ACKERMAN, Bettye COTTAGEVILLE - Mrs. Bettye Linder Ackerman, wife of Joseph Benjamin "Joe Ben" Ackerman, died Saturday morning, at her residence on Pierce Road under the care of Winyah Hospice. She was 82. Mrs. Ackerman was born in Colleton County, January 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Young Shuler Linder, Sr., and Willie Mae Saunders Linder. She was a 1942 graduate of Walterboro High School, and then the Rice Business School. She was a retired caseworker with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, and was a member of Cottageville United Methodist Church, where she was active with the Methodist Youth Fellowship and the Mabel Willis Circle. Mrs. Ackerman was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Surviving, in addition to her husband of 56 years, are three daughters, Nina A. Williams, of Cottageville, Jan A. Godwin and husband Greg, of Walterboro, and Alta A. Jordan, and husband Michael, of Lexington. There are three grandchildren, Stacey R. Minton, and husband Neil, of Walterboro, and Joseph and Danielle Williams of Cottageville. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 11:00 in the chapel of Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home, with burial following in the Cottageville Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either the Cottageville United Methodist Church, or to Winyah Hospice. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Winyah Hospice for the care and devotion given to Mrs. Ackerman during her final days, and their deep appreciation to the congregations of Cottageville UMC and Rehoboth UMC, as well as to their many friends, for the prayers and acts of kindness shown during this difficult time. PARKER-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME, 117 Paul Street, in Walterboro, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.