Betty Jane Green Warren, age 80, of the Flat Creek community, passed from this life Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Lynchburg Nursing Center after an extended illness.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2022, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brother Chris Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Smith Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Wednesday evening, Dec. 14, at the funeral home.
A native of Bedford County, Betty was born February 17, 1942, to the late Robert “Slab” and Alethea Murray Green. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by: her beloved husband of 56 years, Lee Edward Warren; and brother, Robert “Bobby” Wayne Green.
Mrs. Betty was a 1960 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School. She worked with several different companies throughout her career, holding various positions, but she was known as the “Tupperware Lady” for selling Tupperware items to her community. She was an avid softball fan and enjoyed traveling all over the southeast watching her grandchildren’s sporting events or leisure trips with her late husband. She was a very loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend. She was also a longtime member of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church.
She is survived by: children, Myla Warren of Shelbyville, Mitchell (Debbie) Warren of Flat Creek; grandchildren, Zach (Kristin) Warren of Shelbyville, and Cortney (Jody) Shelton of Bell Buckle, Josh (Carrie) Shelton, Jamie Shelton; great-grandchildren, Blayze and Blayne Warren, Brandon (Kristin) Shelton, Bradley, Brice and Tay Shelton, all of Shelbyville; great-great-grandchildren, Kalley and Lincoln Shelton; and sisters, Joyce Ann Bearden of Shelbyville, Patricia Blackwell of Shelbyville and Peggy Green of Lewisburg.
Memorial donations may be made to Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library by mail: 220 South Jefferson St. Shelbyville, TN 37160, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.st.jude.org or by mail: 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis TN, 38105.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.
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