Background
Downs, Betty Ratcliff was born on November 8, 1915 in Scriba, New York, United States. Daughter of Darius Mitteer and Ethel Lepine (Fulton) Ratcliff.
Downs, Betty Ratcliff was born on November 8, 1915 in Scriba, New York, United States. Daughter of Darius Mitteer and Ethel Lepine (Fulton) Ratcliff.
Bachelor in Public School Music, Houghton College, 1937. Master of Arts in Education, Louisiana State University, 1941.
Music teacher Central School, Jasper, New York, 1937—1938, Dalton, 1938—1940. Substitute teacher public schools, New Orleans, 1941—1942. Nursery school worker government nursery school, 1942—1945.
Music teacher Crescent City Baptist School, 1959—1999. Church organist Edgewater Baptist Church, 1967—1977. Church organist, choir director Chinese Presbyterian Church, since 1977.
Secretary New Orleans Music Teachers Association, 1975—1980.
Member of New Orleans Music Teachers, Louisiana Federation Music Clubs.
Married Harry Joseph Downs, September 5, 1941 (deceased ). Children: Richard Wayne, Joan Elizabeth.