1934
Betty
2014
Betty Jean Alston
March 5, 1934 — September 27, 2014
Betty Jean Alston passed away September 27, 2014, at the age of 80. She died at approximately 8:30 PM in Savannah Healthcare located in Savannah, Tennessee. A service honoring her life will be held at the Utica Baptist Church in Utica, Mississippi on Wednesday, October 1st with visitation starting at 10 AM and the services at 11 AM. Her body will be interred in the Town of Utica Cemetery next to the church.
Mrs. Alston would have been married 63 years on October 22nd of this year to Don Evans Alston, Sr., who survives her. They were high school sweethearts attending E.E. Bass Junior-Senior High School in Greenville, Mississippi and were married before graduating. They made their life loving and supporting their family. They started out in the Air Force for several years' stationed in California and Texas. They spent many years as farmers and as owners of a sign business in Vicksburg, Mississippi with their oldest son, Don Evans Alston, Jr. (Rusty). Betty and Don owned a farm in Utica where they made their home and were members of the Utica Baptist Church.
Betty was born in Portland, Arkansas on March 5, 1934, to Luther Marion Avery and Sarah Emily Oaks Avery. All of her siblings have preceded her in death, they include, Dorman Avery, Chubby Avery, Jimmy Avery, Jack Avery, Thomas Luther Avery, Eula Jones, Sue Richardson, and Mary Ann Davis.
Betty is survived by her (4) children, (10) grandchildren and (6) great grandchildren:
Rusty Alston and his wife, Debbie of Macon, Georgia and one daughter, Lauren Boler and her husband, Danny of El Paso, Texas and twin sons, Braxton and Grayson of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Max Avery Alston of Savannah, Tennessee and his wife, Vicki and their three children, Sarah Emily Byrne and husband, Patrick of El Paso, Texas and their two sons, Jack Wyatt and Max Everett, Lindsey Alston of Nashville, and John Max Alston of Denton, Texas and his wife, Bria and two daughters, Olivia and Annabelle.
Susan Jill Sawyers and her husband, Rick of Tazewell, Virginia and their four daughters, Hannah, Joanna, Miriam, and Rebecca.
Mona Jean Nicholas of Jackson, Mississippi and her husband, Chris and their two daughters, Avery and Anna Chris.
Two of Betty's grandchildren who preceded her in death were, Jonathan Thomas (JT) Prince and Rachel Prince of Tazewell, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be Danny Boler, Rick Sawyers, Sam Nicholas, Chris Nicholas, Patrick Byrne, and John Max Alston.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Utica Baptist Church 601-855-8806.
Mrs. Alston would have been married 63 years on October 22nd of this year to Don Evans Alston, Sr., who survives her. They were high school sweethearts attending E.E. Bass Junior-Senior High School in Greenville, Mississippi and were married before graduating. They made their life loving and supporting their family. They started out in the Air Force for several years' stationed in California and Texas. They spent many years as farmers and as owners of a sign business in Vicksburg, Mississippi with their oldest son, Don Evans Alston, Jr. (Rusty). Betty and Don owned a farm in Utica where they made their home and were members of the Utica Baptist Church.
Betty was born in Portland, Arkansas on March 5, 1934, to Luther Marion Avery and Sarah Emily Oaks Avery. All of her siblings have preceded her in death, they include, Dorman Avery, Chubby Avery, Jimmy Avery, Jack Avery, Thomas Luther Avery, Eula Jones, Sue Richardson, and Mary Ann Davis.
Betty is survived by her (4) children, (10) grandchildren and (6) great grandchildren:
Rusty Alston and his wife, Debbie of Macon, Georgia and one daughter, Lauren Boler and her husband, Danny of El Paso, Texas and twin sons, Braxton and Grayson of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Max Avery Alston of Savannah, Tennessee and his wife, Vicki and their three children, Sarah Emily Byrne and husband, Patrick of El Paso, Texas and their two sons, Jack Wyatt and Max Everett, Lindsey Alston of Nashville, and John Max Alston of Denton, Texas and his wife, Bria and two daughters, Olivia and Annabelle.
Susan Jill Sawyers and her husband, Rick of Tazewell, Virginia and their four daughters, Hannah, Joanna, Miriam, and Rebecca.
Mona Jean Nicholas of Jackson, Mississippi and her husband, Chris and their two daughters, Avery and Anna Chris.
Two of Betty's grandchildren who preceded her in death were, Jonathan Thomas (JT) Prince and Rachel Prince of Tazewell, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be Danny Boler, Rick Sawyers, Sam Nicholas, Chris Nicholas, Patrick Byrne, and John Max Alston.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Utica Baptist Church 601-855-8806.
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