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Betty Lee Davis Allamong, 91, of Morgantown, WV, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Madison Center in Morgantown. She was born in Dellslow, WV, on April 8, 1935, to the late Lonnie R. Davis and Jessie Hoffman Davis, and she was preceded in death by her three brothers: Harvey Herman Davis, Howard Earl Davis, and Charles H. Davis.
She earned all of her degrees at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV: a Bachelor of Science degree in Education majoring in biology and minoring in home economics, a Master's in biology education, and a PhD in cellular biology. She was also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University.
Betty's career took her from Morgantown to Indiana and back to Pennsylvania. While working on her degrees, she was an Instructor of Biology at Morgantown High School and an Instructor of Biology at West Virginia University. Upon earning her PhD, she and her family headed west, and she became an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor in the Ball State Department of Biology. From teaching to administration, Betty assumed the role of Associate Dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities and later Dean at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. The final stop of her career came in 1987-1992 as she served as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
Contributions to the biological sciences: Betty coauthored two widely used textbooks, numerous laboratory manuals, and scientific papers. These papers included two educational papers to the USA/China Teacher Education Consortium in Dalian, People's Republic of China. She was a member of the State Board, American Council on Education, and National Identification Program in 1983-87.
Listed in the World Who's Who of Women, Dictionary of International Biography, Personalities of the West and Midwest, Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology, Who's Who in America, Notable American Women, Two Thousand Notable American Women, Women in American Business, Who's Who in the East. Who's Who in the World and Great Women of the 21st Century.
She is survived by: her husband of 72 years, Joseph K. Allamong; one son, John Bradley Allamong; and two grandsons: Alex Parker Allamong (of Nashville, TN) and Maxwell Bennett Allamong (Houston, TX). She is also survived by two great-grandchildren: Beau Parker Allamong and Marlowe Joy Allamong.
Visitation will be held at Dering-Henson Funeral Home in Morgantown, WV, on Thursday, October 29th, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 pm. A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 30th, 2026, at 11:00 am in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Morgantown.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.