In Memorium: Esther (Betty) Elizabeth McCormick Acosta-Carter

Esther (Betty) Elizabeth McCormick Acosta-Carter | December 6, 1924 - April 3, 2021 Jacksonville
Esther (Betty) Elizabeth McCormick Acosta-Carter | December 6, 1924 – April 3, 2021 Jacksonville

Betty Acosta-Carter, 96, died peacefully on April 3. She was married to the love of her life, Edward I. Acosta, from Jacksonville, for 40 years, from 1945 until his death in 1986. A few years later Betty was reacquainted with Carroll Carter, and they married at All Saints Church in 1988. They were married 10 years until Carroll’s death in 1998.

She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 23, 1945 as Sharon Lee Fink to parents named Melvin and Ruth. She was a graduate of Woodward High School before attending the University of Cincinnati.

Betty was born on Dec. 6, 1924, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where her father was stationed in the Army. She was the eldest of four daughters.

The family relocated to Washington, D.C., and then to Puerto Rico. After her father’s death, they moved to Columbus, Ga. Betty was a graduate of Columbus High School and attended Stratford College.

Betty was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church on Hendricks Avenue for more than 60 years. She was also a founding member of the St. Mary’s Circle at All Saints.

Betty was also a member of San Jose Country Club for 70 years where she was an avid golfer and a member of the San Jose Ladies Golf Association. She also participated in the St. Johns Dinner Club.

Over the years she volunteered her time for several charitable organizations, such as the American Cancer Society and The Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass. She was a longtime member of the (NSCDA) National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and the (DAR) National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Betty loved to play bridge, enjoyed flowers and gardening, and was a lifetime student of history. She enjoyed entertaining her many friends, walking daily on the beach and spending time in St. Augustine with her beloved family.

She leaves behind her beloved pet, Zoey. Others left to cherish her memory include her sister, Patricia McCormick McNeel (Marietta Ga.), and her children, Edward George Acosta, Andrea Acosta Newman (Buddy), and daughter in-law Mini Acosta. She was also “Grammy” to Karsen Newman, Kaden Newman, Emily Myers (Mark), Matthew Firkel, Suzann Hobson, and several nieces and nephews. She was great- grandmother to Pressley Myers. She also leaves behind her very caring friend, Lisa Armstrong.

Her family is grateful to her caregivers for the past five years, Abu Abdela, Jasmine Taylor, Rosario Householder, and Bernadette Hills.

Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Major and Mrs. Edward George McCormick, sisters Lenora McCormick Guy and Helena McCormick Pease and son Mark St. Elmo Acosta, as well as her husbands, Edward I. Acosta and Carroll E. Carter.

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