Betty was predeceased by her husband David who was a former vice-chairman of Kilbride GFC. Her grandsons Paddy, Keith and Cormac O'Neill are former and current players with Kilbride. Betty was heavily involved in the local community, sitting on school and parochial committees for many years, and was a long time member of Kilbride ICA. In later years, she was involved in Ratoath and Ashbourne Active Aged Groups.