Betty Lou Barnett, 80, of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away April 25, 2022 at the residence of her son in Benton, Kentucky. She was born March 13, 1942 in Daviess County, Kentucky to the late Chester and Dorothy Lucille Johnson Jewell.
Betty was a member of 3rd Street Baptist Church. She loved fishing, playing the lottery, and watching television. Betty was a wonderful mother and an even better grandmother.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Joseph Barnett; daughters, Lou Ellen Staples and Mary Jane Staples; brothers, Bubbie Jewell and JR Jewell; and sisters, Patsy Barnes, Judy Jewell, and Mary Belle Harrison.
Betty is survived by her children, James Staples of Benton, Kentucky, Wanda Pierce of Owensboro, Kentucky, and Paula (Darryl) Lanham of Utica, Kentucky; eight grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a few great-great-grandchildren; caregivers, Tammy Soloman and granddaughter Melissa Staples of Ballard County, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1:00 pm on Friday April 29, 2022 at Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial to follow at Scherner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory.
Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Barnett. Leave your messages of condolence for the family of Betty Lou Barnett and sign her virtual guestbook at www.haleymcginnis.com.