Betty Braver

OBITUARY: 
Betty Braver passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, 34 days after her 85th birthday. Betty was born on November 27, 1939 in Dalton, Georgia to Helen and Jack Braver. She attended the University of Georgia and was a lifelong, diehard Georgia Bulldogs fan. She worked at Crawford Long Hospital for 37 years until her retirement. Betty is preceded in death by her brother William “Bill” Braver and sister Patricia “Patsy” Popky. She is survived by nephews and nieces Dr. Howard (Beth) Braver, Elaine Braver (Rusty) Street, Nathan (Sharon) Popky, and Daniel (Shirley) Popky; cousins Jan Levin Kelmachter, Dr. Jay (Debbie) Levin, Lauren (Cindy) Levin, Lynn (Ted) Kimerly, Rosalyn (Paul) Wexler, Natalie Kaminsky; and grandnephews and grandnieces Louis Braver, Sarah Haas, Harrison Braver, Sam Popky, Rachel Popky, and Dana Popky. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Betty’s memory to the Howard Berger Memorial Fund, c/o Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA 30327. The funeral is graveside at Arlington Memorial Park on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM.


SHIVA: The family will be sitting shiva on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the home of cousins Deborah and Jay Levin, 113 Valley Road, Atlanta, GA 30305.