HALTOM CITY – Betty Jean Nallia, 93, born July 11, 1932, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Funeral: 12 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2026 at Mount Olivet Chapel. Visitation: 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2026 prior to the service at Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Betty spent her childhood in Asheville, North Carolina, with her two brothers and three sisters. She graduated from Biltmore High School as an all star basketball athlete in 1951, and later took Business Courses at SMU. She moved with her husband for his military assignment to Fort Worth Texas and had two wonderful children, a fulfilled career and lived out an exciting retirement of cruises and traveling across the USA spending the rest of her life as a “True Texan” in Haltom City, North Richland Hills and Weatherford. Upon her arrival to Texas, she and her sister, Nora Lee Edwards began working at “The Telephone Company” in downtown Fort Worth as switchboard operators. Betty began her Texas Family in 1962 with two children, Kristy and Marty and quickly became a very involved sports mom, cheerleader, and a camping enthusiast who was always down for vacations and fun adventures. As a “bad ass” single mom, never missing a practice or a game, she advanced in many roles within PBX Technologies and ended her career as Supervisor Independent Company Relations, Traffic Studies Segment with AT&T. Fun fact: Betty’s leadership roles included PBX Implementation and Training at Haltom High School where her daughter, Kristy, was Office Aide at the time. Betty’s longevity in the booming technology field ended around 1987 when she was very excited to retire and babysit her new granddaughter, Emily. She later went back to answering phones at Lockheed Martin in Ft. Worth where she gained her second retirement and babysat granddaughter, Lauren Jo, shortly afterward. Her part time work during retirement included Tax seasons at H&R Block. Her legacy lives on as she passed her passion for Telecommunications to her daughter, Kristy, and eventually to her grandson, Erik, both of whom work in IT technologies. Besides her career, Betty loved her husband of 32 years Bob Nallia, her kids, grand kids, and great-grand kids. Betty was proud, present and celebrated in every aspect of their lives. She was passionate about gardening, RV’ing, traveling the country with Bob and their many golf buddies. Betty loved sparkly nails, gambling along with thrift shopping at 1/2 off 1/2 off (If you know, you know!). She was crafty at needle point and making Christmas Stockings, but really Betty’s talent shined in her cooking! She passed down her love for the kitchen to the now “chefs” of the family: Kristy, Marty, Erik, Emily, and Lauren Jo. (ask us about Christmas awful waffles). Betty was also a loving and devoted Christian, as a member of Bethesda Community Church in Haltom City and then First Baptist Church Horseshoe Bend Weatherford. She lived her final four years in Haltom City at Oakridge Alzheimer’s Care Center to be closer to her children and leaves a multitude of loving memories that we will cherish for years to come. Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Ethel Carson; brothers, James and Frank Carson; sisters, Marjorie Duncan and Shirley Tate; and husband, Robert Nallia. She is survived by her sister, Nora Lee Edwards of Asheville, NC; daughter, Kristy and husband, Les Hensarling, Haltom City, Texas; son, Marty Parker, North Richland Hills, Texas; grandchildren, Erik and wife, Cassandra Hensarling, Denver, Colorado; Emily and husband, Shawn Maness, Granbury, Texas; Lauren Jo Parker, Haltom City, Texas; great-grandchildren, Eliza, Isabelle, and Asa; and many wonderful nieces and nephews. MOUNT OLIVET CHAPEL Greenwood Funeral Homes – Cremation 2301 N. Sylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76111 817-831-0511

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