Betty June Jennings Riddle, age 93, of Huntland, TN, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024, at the Hospice Care Center of Huntsville, Alabama. She was born on November 13, 1930, in Kress, Texas to the late Bert Lee Jennings Jr. and Sally Junia Franklin Jennings. In her early years, she was a member of Champ Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was baptized at age 11. She was a 1949 graduate of Central High School in Fayetteville, and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Huntland. Betty June was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, baking bread, sewing, and arranging cut flowers from her rose garden for worship services. In 2005, Betty was honored as a Golden Patron member to the Cumberland Presbyterian Board of Missions reflecting 50 years of service to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Tennessee Association for Family and Community Education clubs for over 70 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, William Morton Riddle; son, Ronald David Riddle; sister; Alberta Mae Mitchell and Helen Stovall; and brother, Hubert Cecil Jennings. Betty is survived by daughters, Janice Gayle Riddle Womble of Shelbyville and Belinda June Riddle of Tullahoma; daughter-in-law, Lynn Windle Riddle of Shelbyville; grandchildren, David Riddle, Sarah (James) Caperton, Natalie Womble, and Katie (Benjamin) Cobb; great-grandchildren, Addison Riddle, Ashton Riddle, Isaac Caperton, Grant Caperton, and Henry Cobb; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Jeff Stovall and Annette King officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 6 PM until 8 PM on Monday at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Copeland-Jennings Cemetery Fund, c/o Wesley Stovall at 509 Lee Avenue, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Betty June Jennings Riddle.
