Betty Jane Romano Lattanzi, 96, of Morgantown and Little Rock, Ark., died on Friday, June 24, at her Little Rock home.
She was born on May 25, 1926, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Tony and Edna Urso Romano.
On Jan. 9, 1954, she wed Paul Lattanzi, and they were married for 31 years until his death on Feb. 11, 1985.
Betty worked as a hair stylist in Westover for 50 years and was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Morgantown and the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock, Ark.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Helen Romano Stalter, and brother-in-law, Elwood “Woody” Stalter, of New Jersey.
Betty is survived by her son, Anthony Lattanzi and wife Kelly, of St. Louis; daughter, Paula Lattanzi, of Little Rock, Ark.; grandson, Zachary Paul Higgs and wife Hannah; great-grandchildren, Maxwell Edward Higgs and Annie Claire Higgs, of Little Rock, Ark.; a special life-long friend, Betty Claudio Mantini, of Morgantown; sister-in-law, Donna Lattanzi; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, with a Mass of Christian Burial immediately following at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the East Oak Grove Cemetery.
Family and friends are invited to a lunch at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church prior to the interment at East Oak Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church or a charity that supports the underserved.
McCulla Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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