Obituary: Beatrice Cecile Pollock Golden
Beatrice Cecile Pollock Golden - Betty to her friends, and GOAB to most of her family - passed away on Monday, July 24.
Beatrice Cecile Pollock Golden – Betty to her friends, and GOAB to most of her family – passed away on Monday, July 24. Born in Asheville, N.C., to Lou and Ada Pollock, she was the youngest of four sisters and attended St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines where she formed long-lasting relationships with her fellow students and faculty. Shortly after marrying Stan Golden, her devoted husband of over 60 years, the couple moved to Lansing, Michigan, to raise their two children, Martin and Sandra.
Their children’s clothing store Beaux ‘n Belles became a local favorite for generations of customers. When it came time to retire, Betty and Stan settled happily in Atlanta, where they connected with friends, family, and the thriving Jewish community. After Stan’s unexpected passing in 2008, Betty dedicated her life to helping others in as many ways as she could find, first and foremost of which was her Project of Love – an ever-evolving group of volunteers who knitted over 10,000 caps for children receiving cancer treatment in Georgia and all over the country.
She is preceded in death by her three sisters Mildred Harris, Florence Rothstein, Alberta Server, her sister-in-law Ann Berkowitz, her husband Stan Golden, and her son Martin Golden. She is survived by her daughter Sandra Golden; her grandson Barry Westfall and his wife Franny; her daughter-in-law Gayle Golden and her children Jason Hoover and Erica Haines, grandchildren Joseph Martin Hoover, Jaxon Charlie Hoover, and Easton Lucas Haines; Sheena Rohrbach and her son Jadon Rohrbach; and countless nieces and nephews – all of whom loved their Great Old Aunt Betty.
Services were held at Temple Sinai in Atlanta at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, and at Lou Pollock Memorial Park in Asheville at noon on Monday, July 31. In lieu of flowers, Betty and her family wish that donations be made to Temple Sinai, World Central Kitchen, or the Jewish Family and Career Services of Louisville Food Pantry. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.
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