The funeral for Mrs. Betty Jean Green LaFrance, 62, of 189 LaFrance Drive, Orangeburg, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg, with Charles Isenburg and Paul Kirkpatrick officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.

Active pallbearers will be James Bozard, Hal Kelly, Burney McDaniel, Wayne Jackson, Tim Adams and David Todd.

Mrs. LaFrance died Monday, Oct. 13, at her home.

She was born Jan. 22, 1946, in Oak Ridge, Tenn., a daughter of the late Herbert Ross Green and the late Norma Jean Parker. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was retired after 30 years of service at The Regional Medical Center as an assistant lab manager. She was a member of the Medical Technology Association.

Survivors include her husband, Ralph LaFrance of Orangeburg; a son, Joseph "Jody" Patrick LaFrance and his wife, Angela, of Orangeburg; a grandchild, Joseph "Joey" Patrick LaFrance Jr. of Orangeburg; a brother, Joseph Ross Green of Norris, Tenn., and a number of uncles.

Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Lupus Foundation, P.O. Box 7511, Columbia SC 29202.

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