AREA OBITUARIES -- BETTY BOWERS

Mrs. Betty Bowers, age 87, of Fulton, Ky. passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Fulton Nursing and Rehab.

She was born October 28, 1934 in Fulton County, Ky., to the late Martin Evans "Peck" Ellegood and Addie

Whitehead Perry.

Betty was a member of Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She had worked for the former Henry I. Siegel in South Fulton, Tenn. and the former Ferry-Morse Seed Company in Fulton,

Betty lived most of her life in this area.

She is survived by a daughter, Debbie Jane Rushing of Fulton; a son, Anthony W. Brown of Fulton; three grandchildren, Brett Brown of Nashville, Tenn., Chad Rushing of South Fulton, Tenn., Nicky Rushing of

Fulton, and five great-grandchildren, Payton Rushing of Murray, Ky., Noah Rushing of Martin, Tenn., Brandon Rushing of Fulton, Lexus Rushing of Fulton, and Adon Rushing of South Fulton.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Bowers and a granddaughter, Rachel Brown.

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2022 in the Pleasant View Memorial Gardens. There was no visitation held at the Hornbeak Funeral Home of Fulton and friends were asked to meet at the cemetery at the hour of service.

Memorials may be made to St Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to Shriners Hospital for Children, P.O. BOX 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394