Betty Chloe

Gleaton Metzger

Obituary

Betty Chloe Metzger, 78, of Tifton, GA passed away January 24, 2019, at Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA.

Her funeral service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on January 27, 2019, at Brighton Road Baptist Church with Dr. Clark Harden officiating. A graveside service will be held at Oak Ridge Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. The family will receive friends one hour (1:30 P.M.) before the funeral service at Brighton Road Baptist Church, 162 Brighton Rd., Tifton, GA.

Betty Chloe was born May 18, 1940 in Camilla, GA and was the daughter of the late J. P. and Allene Gleaton of Tifton. She was also preceded in death by her son, Jerry Robert Metzger.

Betty Chloe lived most of her life in Huntsville, Alabama where she worked with Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. and then moved to Decatur, Alabama, where she and her husband owned and operated Cycles Unlimited. After retiring, they moved back to Tifton to be near her family and family-owned business, Plant Telephone Company, where she was part owner.

Since retiring to Tifton, she enjoyed flower gardening and growing her own vegetables. She and Ray were active members of Brighton Road Baptist Church and truly loved their church family. Betty Chloe was a life-long animal lover who took great pleasure in her cats.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ray R. Metzger; one son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Donna Metzger of Tifton, GA; two grandchildren, David Metzger and wife Phoebe of Lenoir City, TN and Robin Metzger of Tifton, GA; two sisters, Beverly Gleaton Sterling and husband, Danny E. Sterling of Tifton, GA and Barbara Gleaton Acree of Atlanta, GA.

The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to Dr. Brent Savelli and staff of Tift Internal Medicine Center for their faithful attention to Betty Chloe during her years living in Tifton.

Flowers will be accepted or you can make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association, S.W. GA Regional Office, 225 E. Second St., Tifton, GA 31794; or Brighton Road Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 1568, Tifton, GA 31793.