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Bette Jane “B. J.” Hefner

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Bette Jane “B. J.” Hefner

Birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Death
13 Nov 2008 (aged 80)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Sister of Waity Marie Hefner Hopper, Jim, Tom and Jack Hefner.
Beloved icon and character in the Memphis, TN, GLBT community. Founding member of Holy Trinity United Church of Christ. Life board member of Mid-South Pride. Pioneer in the GLBT community of Memphis, TN. Out and open during the 1960s and 1970s before the advent of GLBT activism. She continued her activism throughout her life and was the ultimate fund raiser in the Memphis GLBT community, contributing to a wide variety of causes. Oldest active member (one of the earliest) of the Mystic Krewe of Aphrodite, a women's service organization founded in the mid 1970s.
Sister of Waity Marie Hefner Hopper, Jim, Tom and Jack Hefner.
Beloved icon and character in the Memphis, TN, GLBT community. Founding member of Holy Trinity United Church of Christ. Life board member of Mid-South Pride. Pioneer in the GLBT community of Memphis, TN. Out and open during the 1960s and 1970s before the advent of GLBT activism. She continued her activism throughout her life and was the ultimate fund raiser in the Memphis GLBT community, contributing to a wide variety of causes. Oldest active member (one of the earliest) of the Mystic Krewe of Aphrodite, a women's service organization founded in the mid 1970s.

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