Betty Jane Reynolds

Betty Jane Reynolds, 97, formerly of Bellefontaine, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 11, 2018 at Chandler House in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

Betty was born in Bellefontaine on December 18, 1920 to the late Benjamin and Cora Ann (Spurlock) Easton.  She married William “Bill” Henry Reynolds, Sr. on February 7, 1943 in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on April 21, 2002.  Betty was also preceded in death by a son Terry Alan Reynolds, four sisters: Thelma Dear, Mildred Keegan, Martha Hinkle, and Rose Ellen Easton; four brothers: Fred, Emmett, Harry, and John “Wes” Easton; and a step-brother Theodore Spurlock.

A 1942 graduate of Bellefontaine High School, Betty had worked many years at Westinghouse as an assembler and she later worked in the meat department at Kroger’s.  She was a member of the ladies auxiliary at the American Legion and Elks.  Betty previously attended First Friends Church and Quest Community Church.

Betty is survived by a son William H. (Constance) Reynolds, Jr. of Semora, North Carolina; daughter Lynda (Curtis) Wirick of Strawberry Plains, Tennessee; four grandchildren: Shannon W. Wirick, William H. Reynolds III, Charles Alan Wirick, and Kelli M. Reynolds; three great-grandchildren: L.J. Lunsford, Ashlyn Reynolds, and William Henry Reynolds IV; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 11am at Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bellefontaine.

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