AREA OBITUARIES -- BETTY JOYCE PRESSON

Mrs. Betty Joyce Presson, age 88, of Fulton, Ky. passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at her residence.

She was born on June 3, 1934 in Fulton, Ky. to the late Floyd Conner and Margaret Elizabeth Jackson Conner.

Betty was a member of Pleasant Valley Independent Missionary Baptist Church and a retired Certified Nursing Assistant at the former Home Health Community Hospital in Mayfield, Ky.

She was also a lifetime member of the VFW, where she was a former President.

She is survived by her children, Rickie (Shelia) Presson of Fulton, Ky., Suzie (Gary) Dowdy of Mayfield, Ky., Cathey (Tony) Hunter of Clinton, Ky., Vickie (Joe) Dowdy of Mayfield, Ky. and Sherry West of Clinton, Ky., nine grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, eight step-great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Lendell Presson, a son Floyd Presson, a great-great-great-grandchild, Harper Barham, two sisters, Linda Tabor and Frances Carter, two brothers, Floyd Conner and William Conner.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2023 in the funeral chapel of Hornbeak Funeral Home of Fulton, with burial to follow in Pleasant View Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. Friday until the hour of service. Hornbeak Funeral Home of Fulton is in charge of arrangements.