Betty Jean McCreary, 88, Tuscumbia, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Visitation will be Monday, January 16, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral service will immediately follow in the funeral chapel with Ed White and David Conley officiating. Interment will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens, Tuscumbia.
Betty was a member of Hawk Pride Church of Christ and Shoals Democratic Club. She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-one years, Cecil J. McCreary; parents, William and Clara Goins; daughter, Brenda Lynn Lambert; siblings, Ellen Lovelady, Margaret Irene Randolph, Jewel Joan Liles, William Pete Goins, Jr., and Charles Edward Goins.
Betty is survived by her son, Philip McCreary (Juliana); daughter, Diane Gregory (David); brother, Clifton “Billy” Goins; grandchildren, Russ Lambert (Emily), Will Lambert (Christi), Katie Hooie (Daniel), Robert Waldrep (Christy), John Gregory, and Reed Gregory (Angela); nieces, Billy Jo Liles, Patti Spears, Janet Coleman, and Sandy Schliz; 1 nephew, Keith Goins; and a host of great-grandchildren.
The family offers special thanks to Betty’s sitters, Chasity Howard, Judy Jackson, Carolyn Nash, and Bobby Denton as well as the countless people who provided food
