Bettye Frink

Bettye Frink
State Auditor of Alabama
In office
1975–1983
GovernorGeorge Wallace
Fob James
Preceded byMelba Till Allen
Succeeded byJan Cook
In office
1963–1967
GovernorGeorge Wallace
Preceded byMary Texas Hurt Garner
Succeeded byMelba Till Allen
40th Secretary of State of Alabama
In office
1959–1963
GovernorJohn M. Patterson
Preceded byMary Texas Hurt Garner
Succeeded byAgnes Baggett
Personal details
Born(1933-02-19)February 19, 1933
DiedNovember 24, 2025(2025-11-24) (aged 92)
Political partyDemocratic

Bettye Frink (February 19, 1933 – November 24, 2025) was an American politician from Alabama. She served as State Auditor from 1963 to 1967 and 1975 to 1983. She also served as Secretary of State of Alabama from 1959 to 1963.

Life and career

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From 1955 to 1957, Frink was employed by the U.S. Treasury Dispersing Office and the Internal Revenue Service. Mrs. Frink was chosen to the first elected State Board of Education and served until 1975. In 1960 she was a delegate, state-at-large to the Democratic National Convention.

Frink was married to William David Frink and they had four children.[1] She died on November 24, 2025, at the age of 92.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama Department of Archives and History: Alabama Auditor Bettye Frink". www.archives.alabama.gov. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bettye Frink". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved November 28, 2025.