Betty Leona Harber

Betty Leona Prince Harber, age 95, passed from this life on November 20, 2023. She was born Easter Sunday, April 8, 1928, in DeKalb County, Georgia, thus her nickname "Bunnie". She was the daughter of the late Walter L. Prince and Jane Cook Prince of Decatur, GA. Betty graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School in 1945. During WWII, while in high school, she worked in a bomber plant as an inspector of detonation devices in the nose of the bomb. She married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Bartowe Harber, in November of 1945 and remained a precious couple for 60 years until his death in 2006. After a brief stint working for First National Bank, she became a full time wife, mother and homemaker. For 25 years Betty worked as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society as the chairman for a patient services branch in Decatur. She was always the family and community counselor for medical advice and was also known as the family and church historian. Betty started directing and catering weddings for family members in the 1950's, and later she had a cottage catering business that was sought after by people throughout Atlanta. Betty was a member of Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church where she was the oldest member. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Bartowe Harber; her parents, Walter and Jane Prince; her half-brother, E. Carl Prince; sisters, Daisy Prince and Bessie Marie Prince. She is survived by her daughters, Carol H. Brown and husband, Robert of Conyers, Donna H. Backus and husband, Mike of Lilburn, Jane Harber of Decatur; grandson, Thomas A. Brown, Sr. and his wife, Allison of Rome, GA; great-grandsons, Thomas A. Brown, Jr. "TJ" and Mason Lane Brown. She is also survived by great-niece, Vicki P. Dennison and husband, Steve of Montana; step-granddaughter, Sabrina B. Brooks and husband, Mark of Tallapoosa; and several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation for Betty Harber will be Saturday, November 25 from 3-6 PM at Scot Ward Funeral Services in Conyers, GA. A funeral service will be Sunday November 26 at 2 PM at Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church 3965 Glenwood Road, Decatur, GA. She will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Anyone wishing to make a contribution instead of flowers may make it to Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church, Attention Sandra Wilkinson, Treasurer at 941 Rolling Meadows Drive, Loganville, GA 30052-5487.

Betty Leona Harber

April 8, 1928 - November 20, 2023