Betty Marie Dotson

Aug. 24, 1926-Sept. 17, 2022

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Betty Marie (Bader) Dotson, 96, of Hillsboro passed away at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at The Waters of Covington.

Betty was born Aug. 24, 1926, at Hamilton, in Butler County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Carl Raymond and Sophie (Pieper) Bader. Betty was raised Butler County, Ohio and graduated from Ross Township High School in Butler County, Ohio in 1944. Following graduation, Betty worked as a secretary for the Soil Conservation Service in Butler County, Ohio.

On March 12, 1949, she married Gerald Leon Dotson in Butler County, Ohio. He preceded Betty in death May 20, 2007.

Following their marriage, Betty and Gerald moved to Indiana and resided in Kingman until later moving to Hillsboro in 1955, where they have resided.

Betty and Gerald formerly owned the Chatterbox Restaurant in Hillsboro from December 1978 until December 1991. Betty was an active member of the Hillsboro United Methodist Church. She served as Girl Scout Leader from 1958-1988. She was also active in the Fountain County Genealogy Society, serving as secretary for many years.

Betty leaves behind her son, Philip (Diana) Dotson, Hillsboro; five grandchildren, Jeremy (Megan) Shaw, Trevor (Amanda) Hohenstein, Christina (Tony) Delaney, Breanne Fields and Raymond (Jessica) Dotson; 14 great-grandchildren; and son-in-law Kyle (Lorie) Mausbach, Crawfordsville.

She also was preceded in death by daughter Annetta Mausbach and sister Ruth Witte.

Friends may call at Maus Funeral Home, Hillsboro, on Saturday, Sept. 24 from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Pastor David Inskeep will officiate. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hillsboro United Methodist Church or the Fountain County Genealogy Society.

Online condolences may be made www.mausfuneralhome.com.


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