Betty Sue Burton

Betty Burton of Prince Frederick, MD, passed away, Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD.

Betty was born April 25, 1942 in Coaldale, WV. She lived in various places in WV, VA & MD throughout her childhood but ultimately settled in Prince Frederick where she lived most of her life.  Betty graduated from Calvert Senior High School with the Class of 1961.  She had a successful career as a Management Analyst with the Department of the Army where she provided valuable contributions to the Army Records Management Directorate & Declassification Agency, retiring at the age of 62.

Over the years you could find Betty enjoying any one of her favorite things: bowling, gardening, crafting & sewing, baking, taking girls trips with her daughters, vacationing with family at the beach and spending time with her beloved dog, Prince.

Betty is survived by her two daughters, Deborah Smith of Annapolis, MD, Lesley Otterbein and her husband, James of Baltimore, MD, step-son, Patrick Hardy and his wife Lisa of Catonsville, MD,  step-daughter-in law Diana Hardy of Rockville, MD, sister, Frances Alderman and her husband Jesse of Huntingtown, MD, sister-in-law Barbara Tabor, Former Sister-in-law Beverly Wilder Wolfe of Bruceton Mills, WV and grandchildren, Jacob and Taylor Smith, Kathryn and Alyson Otterbein, Connor and Taylor Hardy, Madeline Hardy-Vieira and Claudia Dzwonchyk and great grandchild, Michael Kasprzak.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Hardy, ex-husband, Lawrence Burton, son-in-law, Mark Smith, step-son, Michael Hardy, parents Clyde and Thelma Tabor and brothers, Curtis Tabor and Robert Tabor.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., with service at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic, MD. Interment will take place immediately following at Asbury Cemetery in Prince Frederick, MD.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, www. donate.lung.org  or Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.