Betty (Ayers) West

Betty Ayers West, 89, of Springfield, passed away on Monday October 28, 2019 at the home of her daughter. Funeral services will be conducted Friday November 1st at 1:00 p.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Reverend Jim Woodard officiating. Interment will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Jorge Guadamuz Lopez, Mark Redfern, Travis Ayers, Sammy “Bo” Ayers, Nathan Fisher, and Clifford Gregory serving as pallbearers.  . The family will receive friends on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mrs. West was born September 14, 1930 in Robertson County to the late George Clyde and Willie Henry Garrison Ayers. She graduated from the last class at Cedar Hill High School in 1949. Mrs. West was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening, and was known for her homemade pickles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years: Marvin West, siblings: Thomas Ayers, Donald Ayers, Henry Ayers, Lois Robertson, Viola Anderson, Wilmoth Goodwin, and Julia Sneed.

Mrs. West is survived by her son: William West of Springfield, by her daughters and sons-in-law: Melinda and Tom Stroud of Springfield, Mary V. Hodge of Greenbrier, Brenda and Tim Spelce of North Point, FL, by her grandchildren: Michael Stroud, Leslie (Josh) Hall, Kara (Jorge Guadamuz Lopez) Hodge, Allyson Spelce, and Megan Spelce, and by her great grandchildren: Dylan Stroud, Logan Hall, Jace Hall, and Jorge (Jorgito) Guadamuz Hodge.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Hopewell Baptist Church Missions fund

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