Later, a beautiful blonde girl approached while her mother recorded it. Graciously, they stood back about 5 feet from the little desk where water waits, flowers are placed and photos are signed so people can have special time with Miss Betty.ДЄ handsome Alabama family fluttered around her, children, ages 11 to 20, as happy to meet her as their parents. People of all ages stood in line for as long as two hours to get to her. She refuses to leave until sheвЂ™s talked to every person.вЂќ вЂњUsually, we have a thousand or more each month. вЂњWe probably only had seven or eight hundred.вЂќ вЂњLast month, the crowd was off a good bit,вЂќ responded another young woman in the office. вЂњHow many people normally come to see her?вЂќ I asked, expecting the answer might be a few dozen. She does use a wheelchair, but she is healthy in every other way. вЂњHer mind is fantastic and her hearing is perfect.вЂќДЄbsolutely true. вЂњSheвЂ™s brilliant!вЂќ replied Abigail, who had set up the meeting. вЂњIs there anything I should know before I speak to her? Does she hear well? Is her mind good?вЂќ

The day before I met Miss Betty to talk with her, I had dropped into the office of the Surrey County Arts Council, located on the museum premises. A lot of wonderful things have happened to me because of that show.вЂќ вЂњWhen I got here, IвЂ™d go to the market and people would say, вЂAre you Thelma Lou?вЂ™ People would hug me and seemed so happy to have me here. She considered moving to Oklahoma where a cousin lived, but her heart was drawn to the town that inspired Mayberry.

Miss Betty was born and raised in Kansas City.

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