Official Obituary of
Betty Jane Waldrop (Billie) Walton
April 16, 1924 ~ July 16, 2022 (age 98) 98 Years Old
Betty Walton Obituary
Betty Jane (Billie) Waldrop Walton, formerly of Braggadocio, MO, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 16, 2022, at her home in Jonesboro, AR, surrounded by her family.
Born April 16, 1924, at Braggadocio, to the late Edward Livingston "Leive" Waldrop and Edith J. Hamlett Waldrop, Miss Billie was one of nine children.
On July 8, 1950, she and Ollie Walton were married in Osceola, AR. He preceded her in death December 2, 2000.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers-Marion, Marvin, and Muriel Waldrop; 4 sisters-Doris Waldrop, Mary Pickens, Jewel Wilson and Nellie Rohrer; and 1 dearly loved son-in-law, Butch Coleman.
Survivors include: one daughter, Olivia "Libbie" Coleman of Jonesboro, AR; one son, John (Julia) Walton of East Prairie, MO; ten grandchildren: Jamie Brewer, Terri (Louis) Wilson, and Wade Coleman of Jonesboro, AR; Jonathan Midkiff of Piggott, AR; Robert Walton and Whitney (Jesse) Alvarado of San Antonio, TX; Angelica (Tyler) Jennings, Noah Walton, Joshua Walton, and Sarah Walton of East Prairie, MO; ten great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, one sister, Roberta Gann, one sister-in-law-Maxine Waldrop; Jeff, Tami, Amber and Abby Gann, to whom she was "Grandma Bill", many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends, and her little fur baby, "Buddy".
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the H.S. Smith Chapel with Reverend Speedy Curtis officiating. Interment followed in Little Prairie Cemetery in Caruthersville, Missouri. Pall bearers were Randal Hobbs, Robert Walton, Wade Coleman, Tyler Phillips, James Pickens, Jeff Gann, Noah Walton, and Joshua Walton. H. S. Smith Funeral Home in charge of services.
Born April 16, 1924, at Braggadocio, to the late Edward Livingston "Leive" Waldrop and Edith J. Hamlett Waldrop, Miss Billie was one of nine children.
On July 8, 1950, she and Ollie Walton were married in Osceola, AR. He preceded her in death December 2, 2000.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers-Marion, Marvin, and Muriel Waldrop; 4 sisters-Doris Waldrop, Mary Pickens, Jewel Wilson and Nellie Rohrer; and 1 dearly loved son-in-law, Butch Coleman.
Survivors include: one daughter, Olivia "Libbie" Coleman of Jonesboro, AR; one son, John (Julia) Walton of East Prairie, MO; ten grandchildren: Jamie Brewer, Terri (Louis) Wilson, and Wade Coleman of Jonesboro, AR; Jonathan Midkiff of Piggott, AR; Robert Walton and Whitney (Jesse) Alvarado of San Antonio, TX; Angelica (Tyler) Jennings, Noah Walton, Joshua Walton, and Sarah Walton of East Prairie, MO; ten great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, one sister, Roberta Gann, one sister-in-law-Maxine Waldrop; Jeff, Tami, Amber and Abby Gann, to whom she was "Grandma Bill", many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends, and her little fur baby, "Buddy".
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the H.S. Smith Chapel with Reverend Speedy Curtis officiating. Interment followed in Little Prairie Cemetery in Caruthersville, Missouri. Pall bearers were Randal Hobbs, Robert Walton, Wade Coleman, Tyler Phillips, James Pickens, Jeff Gann, Noah Walton, and Joshua Walton. H. S. Smith Funeral Home in charge of services.
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