Service for Betty Jo Barnes Conner, 83 of Tyler will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home in Tyler, with Rev. Sherman Mayfield officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Bascom Cemetery, under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit.
Born August 8, 1936 to Bobbie T. Gilley and Edna Browning Gilley in Tyler, Texas and went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2020.
Preceded in death by her parents, her husband of over 40 years Leon Barnes, 3 brothers and 1 sister.
She is survived by her son Ricky Barnes; granddaughters, Jo Lynn and husband Wayne and April Searcy; grandson, Rocky Barnes; brothers, James and Jimmy Gilley and 4 great-grandchildren.
Betty graduated from Chapel Hill High School and went on to be a hair stylist and had her own shop in Tyler for over 40 years. Women would drive all the way from Dallas to have their hair done by her. She was also a jeweler and enjoyed making her own jewelry and she loved working in her yard. But most of all she loved God and she loved her family. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed having a strong influence in raising her grandkids. She was a long standing member of Lake Tyler Baptist Church. Betty had a big heart and was always there to help others. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and a very loyal friend to many who knew her. She will be missed.
Pallbearers are Rocky Barnes, Wes Hitchcock, Jeff Gilley, Shawn Rhinehart, Wayne Newton, Jay Mack Evans.
Born August 8, 1936 to Bobbie T. Gilley and Edna Browning Gilley in Tyler, Texas and went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2020.
Preceded in death by her parents, her husband of over 40 years Leon Barnes, 3 brothers and 1 sister.
She is survived by her son Ricky Barnes; granddaughters, Jo Lynn and husband Wayne and April Searcy; grandson, Rocky Barnes; brothers, James and Jimmy Gilley and 4 great-grandchildren.
Betty graduated from Chapel Hill High School and went on to be a hair stylist and had her own shop in Tyler for over 40 years. Women would drive all the way from Dallas to have their hair done by her. She was also a jeweler and enjoyed making her own jewelry and she loved working in her yard. But most of all she loved God and she loved her family. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed having a strong influence in raising her grandkids. She was a long standing member of Lake Tyler Baptist Church. Betty had a big heart and was always there to help others. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and a very loyal friend to many who knew her. She will be missed.
Pallbearers are Rocky Barnes, Wes Hitchcock, Jeff Gilley, Shawn Rhinehart, Wayne Newton, Jay Mack Evans.
Service for Betty Jo Barnes Conner, 83 of Tyler will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home in Tyler, with Rev. Sherman Mayfield officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Bascom Cemetery, under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit.
Born August 8, 1936 to Bobbie T. Gilley and Edna Browning Gilley in Tyler, Texas and went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2020.
Preceded in death by her parents, her husband of over 40 years Leon Barnes, 3 brothers and 1 sister.
She is survived by her son Ricky Barnes; granddaughters, Jo Lynn and husband Wayne and April Searcy; grandson, Rocky Barnes; brothers, James and Jimmy Gilley and 4 great-grandchildren.
Betty graduated from Chapel Hill High School and went on to be a hair stylist and had her own shop in Tyler for over 40 years. Women would drive all the way from Dallas to have their hair done by her. She was also a jeweler and enjoyed making her own jewelry and she loved working in her yard. But most of all she loved God and she loved her family. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed having a strong influence in raising her grandkids. She was a long standing member of Lake Tyler Baptist Church. Betty had a big heart and was always there to help others. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and a very loyal friend to many who knew her. She will be missed.
Pallbearers are Rocky Barnes, Wes Hitchcock, Jeff Gilley, Shawn Rhinehart, Wayne Newton, Jay Mack Evans.
Born August 8, 1936 to Bobbie T. Gilley and Edna Browning Gilley in Tyler, Texas and went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2020.
Preceded in death by her parents, her husband of over 40 years Leon Barnes, 3 brothers and 1 sister.
She is survived by her son Ricky Barnes; granddaughters, Jo Lynn and husband Wayne and April Searcy; grandson, Rocky Barnes; brothers, James and Jimmy Gilley and 4 great-grandchildren.
Betty graduated from Chapel Hill High School and went on to be a hair stylist and had her own shop in Tyler for over 40 years. Women would drive all the way from Dallas to have their hair done by her. She was also a jeweler and enjoyed making her own jewelry and she loved working in her yard. But most of all she loved God and she loved her family. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed having a strong influence in raising her grandkids. She was a long standing member of Lake Tyler Baptist Church. Betty had a big heart and was always there to help others. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and a very loyal friend to many who knew her. She will be missed.
Pallbearers are Rocky Barnes, Wes Hitchcock, Jeff Gilley, Shawn Rhinehart, Wayne Newton, Jay Mack Evans.
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