[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 139 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF BETTY FRANCIS DENT

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 14, 2014

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Betty Francis Dent died on 
Monday, November 10, 2014, at the age of 82. Funeral services will be 
held at Shortess Chapel on November 15, 2014, in Columbia, South 
Carolina. Betty Dent was a member of the board of trustees for both 
Columbia International University for 14 years and Ben Lippen School 
for seven years. Mrs. Dent was the wife of the late, Harry Shuler Dent, 
Sr., the legendary visionary who helped establish a two-party system in 
South Carolina producing a Republican majority.
  Her obituary, published on Columbia International University's 
website contained this tribute:

                           Betty Francis Dent

       Betty Dent, a former member of the Columbia International 
     University Board of Trustees and a longtime supporter of CIU, 
     passed away in West Columbia, South Carolina on Nov. 10. She 
     was 82.
       Betty supported her husband, the late Harry Dent Sr. as he 
     served in numerous leadership positions in state and federal 
     government, including service in the White House under 
     President Richard Nixon and as an advisor to Presidents Jerry 
     Ford and George H.W. Bush.
       In the mid-1970s, Betty served on the S.C. Mental Health 
     Advisory Board and was recognized as one of the Ten Most 
     Outstanding Women in Columbia.
       Betty and Harry served together in ministry, founding Laity 
     Alive and Serving in 1985, through which they coordinated 
     mission trips around the world, especially to Romania. Betty 
     also coordinated Market Place Bible Studies and assisted 
     Harry when he was chairman of the Billy Graham Crusade in 
     Columbia. In 1992, Betty and Harry wrote ``Right Versus 
     Wrong: Solutions to the American Nightmare,'' detailing 
     stories of their upbringing in dysfunctional and alcoholic 
     homes.
       Betty Dent's memorial service will be celebrated on 
     Saturday, Nov. 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the place she loved most: 
     Columbia International University. Visitation will begin at 
     2:00. Both the visitation and memorial service will be in 
     Shortess Chapel.

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