Elizabeth Higgins Nash “Betty” Ramirez, 66, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Virginia Beach, surrounded by her loving family. Born February 29, 1948 in Uddingston Lanarkshire, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Ellen Nash McGowan. She worked for many years in retail management and was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Betty loved collecting antique dolls and American-Indian artifacts, as well as playing Bingo, shopping at thrift stores, and knitting.
She is survived by her husband of almost forty-four years, Christopher D. “Chris” Ramirez; four daughters, Ellen M. Ramirez, Elizabeth A. Harris, Christeen L. Baker and her husband, Edwin, and Aurora Ramirez and her partner, Tameka Herring, all of Virginia Beach; eleven grandchildren, Courtney Ramirez, Nicole Ramirez, Edwin Baker, Jr., Christopher Baker, Roman Bitting, Desiree Baker, Joseph Ramirez, Demetria Ramirez, Biancha Ricks, Dayjha Armstrong, and Gabriel Ramirez; two great-grandchildren, Nelani Ramirez Vanwhervin, and Ayden Cox; two sisters, Margaret McGowan and Ellen Harrison, both of Scotland; her mother-in-law, Alice Ramirez; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass will be offered on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Virginia Beach. Interment will follow at Colonial Grove Memorial Park, Virginia Beach.
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I’m missing you already aunty betty
Your Bonny boy Robert xx
I’m so glad I got to spend your final days with you, and am happy that you are no longer suffering
You will all be having a ball up in heaven but will be soo sadly missed both at home here in Scotland and in virginia beach
Haste ye to heaven betty
Love always Linda xx
Sadly missed from all in Scotland
Proud to have to you as my aunt xx
May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand. Please accept our deepest condolences on your loss xx
May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand. Please accept our deepest condolences on your loss xx
My dearest Betty
I will miss you always.
Our trips to bingo and our cups of tea together.
My family send our deepest sympathies to Chris and your lassies.
Betty, I cant express the pain we feel. Growiong up in Carper u were a second mom to so many of us. I can say u raised 4 strong women and I am so proud to have known ur family as an extended family to us. I am sad to see u go but glad your no longer in pain. I may not be at the funeral in person but I will be there in spirit. Now sleep like an angel and watch over your family and be the shining light your family needs. U will always be missed. Lisa.
Aunty B you will be sadly missed. You really were a wonderful woman. I will also miss our Facebook chats and the calls when I was in Aunty Megs. I am so proud to have been able to call you Aunty. Hope you are at peace now – I am glad you are no longer in pain. Until we meet again! Love you always <3 xxxxx
please know you all are in my thoughts and prayers at this so very difficult time in your lives. it has been my honor to help take care of so many in your family blessing your momma with grandchildren and great grandchildren all of whom she loved so much.
So, Aunt B they’ve laid you to rest today and being in Scotland; so far from you; it all seems so unreal. Can’t really come to terms with the fact that you’re gone and that I’ll never see you again. Not on this earthly plain anyway. Been trying to conjure up some memories of you today and here is what I’ve come up with ……… I remember when I was a little girl and how you used to spoil me; when my Ma said no it generally went without saying that you would get me it anyway! ET and Monkey were the best! I remember waiting for my parcels to arrive from you in America and being so excited I couldn’t contain myself. You always sent me the coolest stuff ……. Clothes, candy, toys …….. Spoiled as usual by you!! I remember coming to visit you in the States and you not blinking an eye when I had developed an American accent before we completed the drive from the airport to your house! I was embarrassed by my Scottish accent but you showed me that I should always be proud of who I was and where I came from. I remember you always being one of the strongest and fiercest woman I had ever met and that makes me proud because now I try to be the very same way. Most recently I remember us sharing a terrible experience. When I think about it now I know that it must have been so hard for you to receive that call telling you about Mia as you, more than anyone else, would have understood what I was going through. I regret more than ever that we didn’t get the chance to really share our stories but the fact that we shared it and we both understood each other without really having to say a word will have to be enough for now. I hope that you’re with my Nana, Papa and Uncle James now but most of all I hope your arms no longer feel the emptiness that they have felt for over forty years. I hope that Margaret Ellen has filled that space in your heart that only she could. I hope that you are free from pain and smiling down on all of us. I love you Aunt B and I will never, ever forget you. Till we meet again ……. Tracy xxxx
Betty,it is impossible to put into words the loss I feel at this moment,I hope and I pray that Chris and the girls are alright,especially Chris and I hope you have found peace in heaven with all who have gone before you.You were Simply the Best,Love and Miss you Betty Rest in Peace Sis. Love you Betty X X X X X X