Betty Joyce Nolan of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018, her 87th birthday at Dubuis Hospital-Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont.

She was born on September 24, 1931 to her parents, Wilson Sheridan and Pauline Toups Sheridan in Port Arthur. Betty has been a lifelong resident of Port Arthur. She was a devoted housewife in raising her family along with her husband, Richard. Betty was a member of St. John United Methodist Church in Port Arthur.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her two sisters, Dora Suttle and Bobbie DeRouen and her granddaughter, Casey Blanchette.

Betty is survived by her loving husband, Richard Emmit Nolan of Port Arthur, her four daughters, Vicki Blanchette of Huntsville, Paula Bearden and husband, Johnny of LaBelle, Joy Wilkes and husband, Todd of Hamshire, Holly Phillips and husband, Steve of Hamshire along with 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Mary Ann Judice of Port Arthur, several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Friday, September 28, 2018 from 5:00 PM till 8:00 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. Service to honor Betty’s life will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 29, 2018 in the Thompson Memorial Chapel at Clayton Thompson. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.