Betty Faye Bishop Rogers, age 78, passed away September 17, 2023.
She was born September 28, 1944, in the Sweetlips community of Chester County, the daughter of the late John Herman Bishop and Geneva Carlene Naylor Bishop Melton. She attended schools in Chester and Hardin County and graduated from Morris Chapel High School in 1963.
She was a hairdresser for many years. She happily was the caregiver for her mother and grandchildren when they were babies.
She enjoyed playing basketball and riding motorcycles in her youth. She later enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
Mrs. Rogers is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Morris (Clay) of Henderson and Mary Beth Rowland (Wesley) of Henderson; five grandchildren, Lana Rowland, Lexi Rowland, Luke Rowland, Tilley Morris, Riley Morris, and Destiny Morris; brother, Bill Bishop of Flagler Beach, FL; and two sisters, Bonnie Perkins of Henderson, and Gail Melton of Adamsville.
She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, Max Ray Melton; a son, John Robert Crowe; grandson, Zack Rowland; brothers, John Hughie Bishop, and Clifford Ray Melton; a sister, Ann Johnson; and a nephew, Dean Johnson.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook. Burial will follow in the Henderson City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Tuesday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Henderson, TN 731-989-2421
