Betty Lou Gee

Betty Lou Gee was born February 3, 1939 in Florence, AL, the daughter of the late John and Sarah Eaton Cody.

Betty was united in marriage to Gordon Sparks on March 30, 1957. Mr. Sparks preceded her in death on September 24, 1976. She was a business owner and a member of the Gateway Holiness Chapel in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, and also taught school at Gateway Christian Academy. Betty enjoyed making quilts for her children and grandchildren, working crossword puzzles, and writing stories and poems, some of which have been published.

Betty departed this life on November 16, 2021 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee at the age of 82 Years, 9 Months, 13 Days. She is survived by a daughter, Deborah Price and husband Michael of Bethel Springs, TN; a son, Robert Lee Gee, Jr. of Bethel Springs, TN; daughter-in-law, Regina Sparks of Selmer, TN; six grandchildren: Shelly Mast and husband Rudy of Finger, TN, Jonathan Price and wife Ella of Bethel Springs, TN, Jesse Price and wife Santana of Michie, TN, Joshua Sparks of Selmer, TN, Christy Arnold and husband Walter of Bethel Springs, TN, and Jacob Price of Bethel Springs, TN; 19 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, Betty was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny and Marvin Sparks; five sisters: Mary Lee Tomaszewski, Sarah Gibson, Jean Haddock, Ada Mae Cody, and Katherine Adkins; and a great-grandchild, Aaron Arnold.