1930
Betty
2022
Betty Livingston
December 7, 1930 — October 30, 2022
BETTY LIVINGSTON
Henderson, TN: Betty Ann Phillips Livingston was born December 7, 1930 in Chester County, in the Phillips School Community, the eighth child of ten born to George Brantley Phillips and Lana Gertrude Thomas Phillips.
She graduated eighth grade from Phillips School and the twelfth grade from Chester County High School in May 1947, then moved to Memphis to attend Miss Wylie’s Office Training School.
Upon leaving Miss Wylie’s School, moved to Indianapolis, IN where she went to work as a Secretary for Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, working for the Aetna Companies approximately three years in Indianapolis and in Memphis.
After returning to Memphis, she met and married Robert Iley Livingston on August 19, 1950, and during their 47 years of marriage lived in Shelby, Madison and Chester Counties in TN.
They had five children, Robert, Jr., Linda Carol (Brown), James Philip, George Everett and Kathy Ann (Johnsey).
She was a stay at home Mom until her children were in school, she was a Legal Secretary for 35 years, and after the death of her husband in 1997, she worked part-time for the Chester County Independent for approximately 6 years before retiring.
She was a long time member of the Cave Springs Missionary Baptist Church where she was know as “Miss Betty” to her fellow members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son in 1977 George Everett, four brothers, Tony Jahu, Joe Lee (“Bill”), George B. Jr., and David William, also five sisters, Georgia P. Rush, Gertrude P. Ross (Twins), Ora Mae Kernodle, Mamie E. Tatum and Martha E. Clendenin.
She is survived by two sons, Robert, Jr., and James (Madonna), and by two daughters, Linda Brown (Steven) and Kathy Johnsey and a large and loving group of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who called her ‘Grandma’!
Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, November 6th at Cave Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Ronnie Geary and Amy Brown Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Cave Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Cave Springs Baptist Church 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM service time Sunday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
731-989-2421
Henderson, TN: Betty Ann Phillips Livingston was born December 7, 1930 in Chester County, in the Phillips School Community, the eighth child of ten born to George Brantley Phillips and Lana Gertrude Thomas Phillips.
She graduated eighth grade from Phillips School and the twelfth grade from Chester County High School in May 1947, then moved to Memphis to attend Miss Wylie’s Office Training School.
Upon leaving Miss Wylie’s School, moved to Indianapolis, IN where she went to work as a Secretary for Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, working for the Aetna Companies approximately three years in Indianapolis and in Memphis.
After returning to Memphis, she met and married Robert Iley Livingston on August 19, 1950, and during their 47 years of marriage lived in Shelby, Madison and Chester Counties in TN.
They had five children, Robert, Jr., Linda Carol (Brown), James Philip, George Everett and Kathy Ann (Johnsey).
She was a stay at home Mom until her children were in school, she was a Legal Secretary for 35 years, and after the death of her husband in 1997, she worked part-time for the Chester County Independent for approximately 6 years before retiring.
She was a long time member of the Cave Springs Missionary Baptist Church where she was know as “Miss Betty” to her fellow members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son in 1977 George Everett, four brothers, Tony Jahu, Joe Lee (“Bill”), George B. Jr., and David William, also five sisters, Georgia P. Rush, Gertrude P. Ross (Twins), Ora Mae Kernodle, Mamie E. Tatum and Martha E. Clendenin.
She is survived by two sons, Robert, Jr., and James (Madonna), and by two daughters, Linda Brown (Steven) and Kathy Johnsey and a large and loving group of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who called her ‘Grandma’!
Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, November 6th at Cave Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Ronnie Geary and Amy Brown Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Cave Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Cave Springs Baptist Church 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM service time Sunday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
731-989-2421
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