Bettye Jo King

Bettye Jo Crouson King, 94, of Kenton, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at The Arbors at Etheridge House in Union City, Tennessee.

Born Tuesday, September 29, 1930, in Trimble, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late James "Jim" Lee Crouson and the late Josie Nevil Crouson. She was the youngest of 7 children.  She was a member of Kenton First Baptist Church in Kenton, Tennessee.

Funeral services for Mrs. King will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 16, 2024, at First Baptist Kenton in Kenton, Tennessee.   Officiating the service will be Brandon Norton and nephew Eddie West. Interment will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton, Tennessee. Visitation for Mrs. King will be held from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Monday, December 16, 2024, at First Baptist Kenton.

She is survived by her daughters, Belinda Emerson (the Late Rodney Emerson) of Collierville, Tennessee and Marsha Houston (Gary) of Union City, Tennessee; four grandchildren, Lolly Eldridge (Stephen), Jim Coy Houston (Jenny), Josie Hill (Gresham), Gerald Emerson (Maggie); nine great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews she loved.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Lamar King; four sisters and two brothers, Harry Crouson, Edith Hammonds, Opal Bell, Tom Crouson, Helen Walton, and Dorothy West and son-in-law, Rodney Emerson.

Honoring Mrs. King as pallbearers will be Eddie West, Reed Walton, Charles Crouson, Lee Bell, David Bell, Dixie Bell, Gresham Hill, and Stephen Eldridge.  

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a contribution to First Baptist Kenton, 204 S. Poplar Street, Kenton, Tennessee.

Online condolences may be made to the family at johnson-williamsfuneralhome.com.  Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Bettye Jo Crouson King.

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