Born in Nungua to Gilbert Kojo Nmai and Comfort Afoley Tawiah Tsuru of the Nii Odaitei Tse We Clan.

Baptised into the Anglican faith by Rev. Fr. Nelson.

Finished Middle Standard Four at Presby School, Nungua. During her school years she worshipped with Zimmerman Presbyterian Church and sang tenor in the choir.

Confirmed by Rt. Rev. I.S.M. Le Maire, Bishop of Accra, at St. Peter's Anglican Church, Nungua. She went on to serve the church faithfully as a Sidesperson, an usher and a member of the Guild of the Good Shepherd.

Having learned trading alongside her mother, a prosperous trader, she started her own business selling rice and stew at the Court area, now known as Kingsway Inn. People across the township knew her food as "Betty Rice" or "Wala Rice".

Died at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra, aged 72.

Burial service and interment at St. Peter's Anglican Church and Cemetery, Nungua.