Betty Musal, life-long Sherman resident, passed away on September 18 in her home at the age of 85. Funeral Services will be held at Waldo Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, September 27th beginning at 10:00 a.m. Retired Bishop Bob Harris of Salt Lake City, Utah will officiate. Pallbearers will be Rick Musal, Mike Musal, Rich Messenger, Paul Lopez, Zachary Hinton, MacCaulay Goodman, Cory Goodman, Shawn Goodman and Bill Lange. Interment will be at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. Betty Nell Layne was born in Sherman on March 1, 1937. She was the daughter of Sherman realtor, Herman Layne and his wife Louise. Betty graduated from Sherman High school where she played clarinet in the Sherman High marching band. Shortly after high school, Betty met and married Chicago native John R. Musal. At the time, John was in the Air Force stationed at Perrin Field. They were married for 47 years and remained in Sherman where they raised their family. After retirement they remained in Sherman where they enjoyed camping and traveling until John’s death in 2003. Betty acquired a love of music early in her life by learning to play the piano. She continued that love through the years by participating in marching band and later by learning to play the Organ. She enjoyed playing Organ for her friends and especially her family. She inspired a love of music in her sons who also learned to play musical instruments, often joining their mother in family “sing alongs”. As a lifetime resident of Sherman, Betty had many friends, some of whom she had known for most of her life. She was an energetic, friendly woman who enjoyed camping and boating with both her family and friends. She was also well known for acquiring homeless dogs and giving them the same loving and attentive home that she shared with her family. Betty is survived by her two sons, Rick Musal and wife, Michelle of Carrollton, Texas; Mike Musal of Dallas, Texas; Honorary daughter
