Bettye Faye Little Delk, age 83, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her loving family, on October 1, 2017 at her home in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born on November 30, 1933 in Huttig, Arkansas to Clyde Leon and Delma Faye Little.
She graduated from Crossett High School in Crossett Arkansas in 1951. Following graduation she attended nursing school and graduated as a registered Nurse in 1954 from Warner Brown School of Nursing in El Dorado, Arkansas. That same year in 1954 Bettye married her devoted husband, Donald R. Delk, and they recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on September 18, 2017. Bettye and Donald lived nearly all of their married life together in El Dorado, Arkansas, where they raised their three children and were active members of Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Bettye was preceded in death by her parents, sister Mary Clydell Ables, niece Vicki Lynn Able, and son-in-law Bryan R. Womack.
She is survived by her loving husband, Donald, daughter Melissa Cain (Walt) of Addis, Louisiana, son Jeff Delk of Nashville, Tennessee and daughter Lori Zepeda (Manuel) of Knoxville, Tennessee. She has five grandchildren; Jonathan Womack of Amberg, Germany, Jennifer Womack of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jackson Slaid of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ashley Zepeda of Knoxville Tennessee and Amanda Zepeda of Knoxville Tennessee, and niece Anne Ables Haskell of Salem, Oregon.
A memorial service will be held at Gethsemane Baptist Church on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00 pm. followed with burial at Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Manuel Zepeda, Jackson Slaid, Bill Hanna, Hubert Owens, Jimmy Ricks, and Eddie Childers.
Bettye Faye Little Delk, age 83, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her loving family, on October 1, 2017 at her home in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born on November 30, 1933 in Huttig, Arkansas to Clyde Leon and Delma Faye Little.
She graduated from Crossett High School in Crossett Arkansas in 1951. Following graduation she attended nursing school and graduated as a registered Nurse in 1954 from Warner Brown School of Nursing in El Dorado, Arkansas. That same year in 1954 Bettye married her devoted husband, Donald R. Delk, and they recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on September 18, 2017. Bettye and Donald lived nearly all of their married life together in El Dorado, Arkansas, where they raised their three children and were active members of Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Bettye was preceded in death by her parents, sister Mary Clydell Ables, niece Vicki Lynn Able, and son-in-law Bryan R. Womack.
She is survived by her loving husband, Donald, daughter Melissa Cain (Walt) of Addis, Louisiana, son Jeff Delk of Nashville, Tennessee and daughter Lori Zepeda (Manuel) of Knoxville, Tennessee. She has five grandchildren; Jonathan Womack of Amberg, Germany, Jennifer Womack of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jackson Slaid of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ashley Zepeda of Knoxville Tennessee and Amanda Zepeda of Knoxville Tennessee, and niece Anne Ables Haskell of Salem, Oregon.
A memorial service will be held at Gethsemane Baptist Church on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00 pm. followed with burial at Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Manuel Zepeda, Jackson Slaid, Bill Hanna, Hubert Owens, Jimmy Ricks, and Eddie Childers.
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