Betty Calico French

July 28, 1931 - May 6, 2022

Cochran – Betty Calico French, age 90, died Friday, May 6, 2022, in Serenity Hospice Dublin. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cochran with Dr. Reed Crumbliss officiating. A visitation will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Fisher Funeral Home in Cochran. Mrs. French was born in Richmond, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Elbert Calico and Willie Hendrickson Calico and was the widow of the late Mitchell French. She attended Kirksville High School in Kentucky and was a member of the 1948 Class. She went on to continue her education at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. She and her family moved to Cochran in 1967 and made Cochran home. Miss Betty taught school at Bleckley County and the Chester Elementary School. She was a member of Cochran First Baptist Church. A sister, Hazel C. Little preceded her in death. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter, Linda F. Fowler and her husband Frank of Danville; sons, Curtis M. French and his wife Alice of Tallahassee, Fl. and George L. French of Atlanta; grandchildren, Tamara Smith (Robert Taylor) of Danville, Alana Harden (D.J. Taylor) of Milledgeville; great-grandchildren, Katelyn Smith, Lane Smith, Brennan Harden, Mitchell Harden, McKay Harden, and Tristan Harden.