Betty W. Cahoon

Mrs. Betty Wright Cahoon, Sr., age 92, of Smyrna, GA passed away peacefully on May 5, 2021 at the Mansions Assisted Living of Alpharetta while under the compassionate care of Agape Hospice. She is preceded in death by her father Robert Luther Wright, mother, Myrtle Ruth Wright, two brothers Eugene Jack Wright and Robert Carmen Wright, sister Dixie Agnes Wright Hobgood and her husband Samuel Winn Cahoon, Sr. who was the love of her life in marriage for 67 years. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law Sammy & Cindy Cahoon of Jacksonville, Florida. Daughter and son-in-law Teresa & Rick Hamilton of Alpharetta, GA., ten grandchildren: Chanda & Mark Wright, Alicia & Ryan Smith, Brittany & John Weinbrenner, Nathan & Emily Tabb, Kevin & Fanchon Tabb, Phillip Tabb, Shea & David Kinlaw, Kelli Hamilton, Tanner Hamilton, Tate Hamilton, as well as 11 great grandchildren and many nephews and nieces. Betty graduated from Fitzhugh Lee High School, Smyrna in 1947. She was a native of Atlanta and a long time Smyrna resident. Betty was a remarkable homemaker and worked in retail sales for a short period of time. Winn and Betty were active members of Locust Grove Baptist Church which is now Covered Bridge Church. They participated in several mission trips and were active in Sunday School. Betty delighted in cooking and baking, and many felt her love through her food. Betty will be most remembered for her sweet smile, the overflow of her joyful and loving heart, and for her unwavering faith. Outside of her devotion to family, Betty had a passion for gardening. She loved to plant and grow flowers of unusual and rare types. Also, she was an active member of the Jonquil Garden Club and a lifetime member of the Garden Club of Georgia. Her other passion was the care and nurturing of wild birds, but especially blue birds. She had a special relationship with the blue birds in her backyard when she rang a bell the blue birds would come to the feeder. A private graveside service will be held for the immediate family at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Agape Foundation, P.O. Box 801087, Acworth, GA. The love she showed to family and friends will live on and be with us even now that she has passed on to be with God.