Mrs. Betty Smith Lemmons

February 15, 1937 - November 20, 2015

Mrs. Betty Smith Lemmons, age 78, of Unionville, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, November 23, 2015, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Monty Kapavik and Brother Dan Sweet will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 3-7 PM Sunday at the funeral home. She was born February 15, 1937, in Bedford County, to the late Farris and Emma Harris Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William Arthur “Billy” Lemmons in April of this year. She was retired from Webb School Admissions office in 2010, after thirty years of service. She was a member of Zion's Hill United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Chris (Amanda) Lemmons, of Chapel Hill, a daughter, Benita (Dr. John) Gilmore, of Shelbyville; four grandchildren, Anna Katherine Lemmons, Macie Brooke Lemmons, Johnny Gilmore, and Ben Gilmore; four sisters in law, Marian (Bob) Long, of Nashville, Evelyn Friedman, of Shelbyville, Jane (Bob)Farrar, of Riceville, and Carolyn Lemmons; a cousin, Hazel (Edd) Bolden, of Murfreesboro. Memorials may be made to Zion's Hill United Methodist Church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.