Betty June Chotas

Mrs. Betty June Chotas, age 95, of Powder Springs, Georgia, passed away Friday, September 18, 2026. She was born September 29, 1930, in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of the late Oliver George Buice and the late Lora Bagley Elliott.

She was a talented singer/songwriter for over 75 years in the country music industry, having written songs for Brenda Lee. She was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 1991. A true lover of music, she enjoyed traveling to Nashville, Tennessee. She was an awesome cook and could often be found watching Family Feud. Betty was a member of Northside Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Sean Chotas; grandson, Christopher Cason; and a sister, Christine Ogletree.

She is survived by two daughters, Esther (Terry) Cason and Lisa Chotas; two sons, Jimmy Dean Chotas and Dean Nick Chotas, Jr.; grandchildren, Kenneth Staton, Wesley Staton, Ashley Hutchings, Deana Larsen, Nikki Chotas, Kara Carpenter, Alexis Hunt, Dallas Moore, Jeremiah Chotas, Gracie Watson, and Hannah Watson; and a brother, Benny Elliott.

The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, (her 96th birthday) from 12 noon until 2:00 pm. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm in the Sam Clark Chapel with Pastor Peter Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Georgia Memorial Park of Marietta with her grandchildren serving as pallbearers.

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Clark Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the service for Mrs. Betty June Chotas.