Funeral services for Betty Joyce Northcutt, 89, will be held on Saturday, May 2, at 3:00 p.m., at Wilson – Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Smyrna Union Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Northcutt died peacefully on April 27, 2026, at Briarcliff Health Center with her family by her side. She was born on May 24, 1936, in Dallas, to Jessie C. Ballard and Beatrice Dixie Kirby.
Mrs. Northcutt was the second oldest of four children. She graduated from Lancaster High School where she met her lifelong friends Juanita and Shirley. She married the love of her life, Oren Van Northcutt, in 1954 and they had three children. She raised her family and had seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She had many jobs throughout her life. She was fired from her first job at the local Five and Dime store for sampling the candy. She worked for Southwestern Bell, Contel Telephone company, Cash Water SUD and Century Computer with her son and granddaughter. Her most important job was being a mother and a grandmother. She devoted her life to her family.
She was a woman of many tastes, interests and hobbies. She could sew and make many things. She loved all animals and never turned away a stray.
She loved hosting family gatherings at her home in Point where she lived for 56 years. She was famous for her homemade ice cream and banana pudding. She enjoyed having her family around her and made everyone feel welcome.
Mrs. Northcutt is survived by her son, Ron Northcutt of Caddo Mills; daughter, Judy Lance and husband Tom of Point; grandchildren, Jess Northcutt, Jill Scudder and husband Stephan, Jessica Houk, Amanda Gonzales, Lea Ochoa and husband Tiger, Rachel Lee, and Bessie Schroeder and husband Michael; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings, ex-husband, Oren Northcutt; son, Terry Northcutt; and grandson Jake Scudder.
A visitation will be held at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home one hour prior to the service.