Bettye W. Brannon, 94, died on September 5, 2020. Bettye studied Sociology at Texas Technological University in Lubbock, Texas graduating in 1948. She then began her graduate studies at the Graduate School of Social Work at Louisiana State University, eventually finishing those studies at ASU where she graduated with a Master of Social Work in 1968.



She began her social work career managing adoptions for the Department of Economic Security, later becoming a supervisor for adoptions and the placement of foster children. In 1970, she became an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Social Service Administration at ASU for four years. She spent the last part of her professional years at Gila General Hospital as the Director of the Social Service Department.

Bettye’s husband, Edgar, preceded her in death. She is survived by a son, a daughter, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services were held on September 11, 2020 at Messinger Mortuary in Scottsdale, AZ. (Source: ASU Foundation)