Betty was born March 23, 1933 in Chilton, Texas to Edward Cecil Conaway and Betty Devora Williams Conaway. She graduated from Chilton High School and became a nurse through Baylor. She worked many years at Hillcrest and South Waco Clinic. On April 23, 1955, she married her soulmate, Lantis Louis Phillips. Betty was a devoted wife, mom, and granny. She never missed watching her Dallas Cowboys play and enjoyed watching The Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Patsy Meier. She is survived by her son, Louis DeWayne Phillips and wife, Becky; grandson, Cody Phillips and wife, Kayla; great-granddaughter, Camille; sister, Ellen Buckner and husband, Kenneth; sister, Shirley Dvorak and husband, Ernest; and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff at Bluebonnet Hospice for their care and support.