10/20/2026
MARION
BETTY JANE BURROUGHS
Betty Jane Burroughs, 83, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2026 peacefully after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Richardson Funeral Home, burial will follow at Palmetto Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1:00-2:00 PM
Ms. Burroughs was born in Marion, SC a daughter of the late Franklin Jackson Burroughs, Sr. and Sallie Marie Coker Burroughs. Betty was born in the very house she lived in all her life until she passed away. She is also preceded in death by her brothers: Franklin “Frank” Burroughs, Jr (Becky). and Stacy Burroughs. She was retired from Heritage Sportswear after 44 years, having worked there since she was 18 years old until the plant closed. She was also a long-time member of Marion Presbyterian Church. Betty loved her family and friends. Her passion was taking pictures of everyone and every place she visited.
Surviving are her niece, whom she loved like a daughter, Nancy B. Capps (David); and brother Thomas C. Burroughs of Columbia; sister, Ruby B. Jordan (Pete) of Marion; sister-in-law Elizabeth “Lib” Burroughs of Marion; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
An online register is available at RichardsonFH.net