Betty Hodges Carter, 73, of Bedford, died Friday, February 28, 2020. She was born in Bedford, VA on January 3, 1947, a daughter of the late Luther Hodges and Lelia Witt Hodges. She was retired from Frank Chervan. Betty is survived by her husband, William “Sonny” Melvin Carter, Sr.; son, William “Bill” Melvin Carter, Jr.; two grandsons, Boyce Ashwell, Christopher Carter; great-granddaughter, Sayword Carter; two sisters, Nancy Maxfield, Dorothy Hill; brother, Gary Hodges; and several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Burch-Messier Walnut Street Chapel, 1235 Walnut Street, Bedford. Arrangements by Burch-Messier Funeral Home, Bedford, 540-586-7360.