Betty Vossberg McCauley, 64, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2009.
Betty touched the lives of hundreds of special needs children over 25 years as an exceptional needs teacher in Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia and Florida schools. Betty graduated from Stetson University majoring in special education and she received her Master's degree in elementary education and special education from East Tennessee State University.
Born in Lynbrook, NY, Betty was the daughter of Elizabeth Moniz Vossberg and the late Carl A. Vossberg, Jr. In addition to her husband, Robert Lee McCauley, she is survived by her mother, Elizabeth Moniz Vossberg; four children, Carl Lee McCauley and wife Angie of Roswell, GA, Ethel Lynne Wiesecke and husband Sascha of Charlotte, NC, Laura Elizabeth Legros of Franklin, NC, and Johanna "Jody" Marie Ervin and husband Ryan of Buford, GA; her sister Kathleen Rose of Tallahassee, FL; her brother Carl A. Vossberg III of Umatilla, FL; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Rev. Vic Greene will officiate. Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangement. Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com.
Colorectal cancer took Betty's life, and the family would like to express the importance of regular checkups, screening, and legislation requiring insurers to pay for colonoscopies. The family would like to request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to their favorite cancer research charity or to Cancer Research Institute, America Brain Tumor Association, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.