Obituary graciously provided by Linda Y (Find a Grave Contributor 47158925)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ms. Betty Jo Dortch. She was born on August 13, 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Wiley Graham Mercer and Lily Eudora Hill Mercer.
Betty had a servant's heart, faithfully serving as a Pentecostal minister and a Sunday school teacher. She caught the travel bug and spent time in Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Belize. Her family was most important to her, and she extended her love by cooking and baking anything from delicious pies, tasty roasts, and her famous banana pudding. She was an exceptional homemaker, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a tender, sweet, loving soul whose presence will be deeply missed.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents Wiley and Eudora; first husband Orville Donald Thomas; second husband Johnny Dortch; brother Wiley Emery Mercer; and grandson Daniel Thomas Olive.
She is survived by daughters Teresa "Tess" Thomas and Ginger Gebhardt (Chuck); sons Dennis Richardson and Gene Richardson; grandchildren Cory Walters (Stephanie) and Adryan Hawk; and a host of grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and step-great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 from 4-7PM at Spring Hill Funeral Home. A brief visitation period will be held on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at Spring Hill Funeral Home from 10-11AM with a chapel service at 11AM. Burial will take place at 1:00 PM the same day at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane, Nashville, TN 37221
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ms. Betty Jo Dortch. She was born on August 13, 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Wiley Graham Mercer and Lily Eudora Hill Mercer.
Betty had a servant's heart, faithfully serving as a Pentecostal minister and a Sunday school teacher. She caught the travel bug and spent time in Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Belize. Her family was most important to her, and she extended her love by cooking and baking anything from delicious pies, tasty roasts, and her famous banana pudding. She was an exceptional homemaker, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a tender, sweet, loving soul whose presence will be deeply missed.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents Wiley and Eudora; first husband Orville Donald Thomas; second husband Johnny Dortch; brother Wiley Emery Mercer; and grandson Daniel Thomas Olive.
She is survived by daughters Teresa "Tess" Thomas and Ginger Gebhardt (Chuck); sons Dennis Richardson and Gene Richardson; grandchildren Cory Walters (Stephanie) and Adryan Hawk; and a host of grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and step-great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 from 4-7PM at Spring Hill Funeral Home. A brief visitation period will be held on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at Spring Hill Funeral Home from 10-11AM with a chapel service at 11AM. Burial will take place at 1:00 PM the same day at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane, Nashville, TN 37221
Obituary graciously provided by Linda Y (Find a Grave Contributor 47158925)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ms. Betty Jo Dortch. She was born on August 13, 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Wiley Graham Mercer and Lily Eudora Hill Mercer.
Betty had a servant's heart, faithfully serving as a Pentecostal minister and a Sunday school teacher. She caught the travel bug and spent time in Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Belize. Her family was most important to her, and she extended her love by cooking and baking anything from delicious pies, tasty roasts, and her famous banana pudding. She was an exceptional homemaker, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a tender, sweet, loving soul whose presence will be deeply missed.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents Wiley and Eudora; first husband Orville Donald Thomas; second husband Johnny Dortch; brother Wiley Emery Mercer; and grandson Daniel Thomas Olive.
She is survived by daughters Teresa "Tess" Thomas and Ginger Gebhardt (Chuck); sons Dennis Richardson and Gene Richardson; grandchildren Cory Walters (Stephanie) and Adryan Hawk; and a host of grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and step-great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 from 4-7PM at Spring Hill Funeral Home. A brief visitation period will be held on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at Spring Hill Funeral Home from 10-11AM with a chapel service at 11AM. Burial will take place at 1:00 PM the same day at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane, Nashville, TN 37221
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ms. Betty Jo Dortch. She was born on August 13, 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Wiley Graham Mercer and Lily Eudora Hill Mercer.
Betty had a servant's heart, faithfully serving as a Pentecostal minister and a Sunday school teacher. She caught the travel bug and spent time in Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Belize. Her family was most important to her, and she extended her love by cooking and baking anything from delicious pies, tasty roasts, and her famous banana pudding. She was an exceptional homemaker, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a tender, sweet, loving soul whose presence will be deeply missed.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents Wiley and Eudora; first husband Orville Donald Thomas; second husband Johnny Dortch; brother Wiley Emery Mercer; and grandson Daniel Thomas Olive.
She is survived by daughters Teresa "Tess" Thomas and Ginger Gebhardt (Chuck); sons Dennis Richardson and Gene Richardson; grandchildren Cory Walters (Stephanie) and Adryan Hawk; and a host of grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and step-great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 from 4-7PM at Spring Hill Funeral Home. A brief visitation period will be held on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at Spring Hill Funeral Home from 10-11AM with a chapel service at 11AM. Burial will take place at 1:00 PM the same day at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane, Nashville, TN 37221
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Interment Date: 4 May 2022
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