Betty Mae (Bond) Kidd, age 71, of Eastland, passed away January 30, 2012 in Abilene.  Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m. at Daugherty Street Church of Christ in Eastland with Larry Roberts officiating.  Burial followed at the Flatwood Cemetery. 

Betty Mae Bond was born in Eastland County, Texas to Travis Bond and Gladys Palmer Bond on October 16, 1940.  She graduated from Carbon High School in 1959.  On May 16, 1959, she married John M. Kidd in Flatwood.  He preceded her in death in 2008.  Betty worked for several years at Eastland Healthcare as a business manager.  She was also a homemaker.

Betty volunteered as an adult leader for the Eastland County 4H for many years.   She also taught Sunday School and was a very active member of the Daugherty Street Church of Christ.  She loved spending time with her family and gardening and enjoyed playing Keeno with her friends.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, James Charles Rodriguez, Jr., four brothers and one sister.

She is survived by one son, John Glenn Kidd and Danna Casey of Eastland; three daughters, Sherry Whiteside and husband Jeffrey of Sipe Sprigs, TX; Brenda Kidd of Eastland; Shirley Dove and husband Dwayne of Eastland; and son-in-law, James Charles Rodriguez of Albany; ten grandchildren, Jack Whiteside, John Whiteside, Heidee Lail and husgand, Sean, Justin Rodriguez, Kirsten Petree and husband, Joshua, Dustin Dove, Kaleb Dove Bonny Mae Dove, T. J. Kidd and Trent Casey; several great-grandchildren, Nathan, Hannah, Ethan and Emma Lail, Layne and Lexi Mae Petree and Brennan Dove; and numerous nieces and nephews.