Betty Wilson Colonna, 79, wife of the late Bobby Lee Colonna and a resident of Painter, VA, was placed in God’s hands Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Harborton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Jackson Wilson and the late Tracey Irene Bennett Wilson. Mrs. Colonna was the owner of Colonna’s Upholstery Shop.

She is survived by four daughters, Linda Ann Harold and her husband, Jeff, of Dinwiddie, VA, Barbie Colonna and her fiancé, Dave Engelhart, of Onley, VA, Patricia Colonna Morris and her husband, Sammy, of Onancock, VA, Cathy C. Johnson and her husband, Johnny, of Lee Mont, VA; one sister, Irene W. Willett of Painter; one brother, Jack Wilson and his wife, Mary Jane, of Land O’ Lakes, FL; three grandchildren, Jamie L. Harold, D. Scott Harold, Heather Johnson; three great-grandchildren, Emalee Harold, Tide Northan, and Ruby Harold. She was predeceased by an infant son.

A graveside service will be held Friday, July 27, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. at Belle Haven Cemetery with Pastor Rebecca McGee and Reverend Robert L. Smoot officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern Virginia Chapter, 6350 Center Drive, Suite #102, Norfolk, VA 23502 or to the Eastern Shore S.P.C.A. Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 164, Onley, VA 23418.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements were made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore, VA.