Betty Lou Emery Marston, age 94, of Lawrenceburg, TN passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Chattanooga, TN on May 2, 1930. Mrs. Marston grew up in Centerville, TN where she attended school until she moved to Lawrenceburg, TN. She was a Class of 1948 graduate from Lawrence County High School. Mrs. Marston has been a native of Lawrence County, TN since 1947. She retired from Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company in 1996, and was a member of Coleman Memorial United Methodist Church, and The Order of the Eastern Star for over sixty years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Elsie Riles Emery; her husbands, Thomas B. Bottoms, Jr., R. M. Odeneal, and Cleburn C. Marston; two brothers, G.W. Emery and Billy Birchfield; one sister, Dottie Dixon; and three step-children.
She is survived by five children, Thomas “Mike” Bottoms (Christy) of Lawrenceburg, TN, Cheryl Brewer of Lubbock, TX, Lynn Douglas of Nolensville, TN, Steve Bottoms (Nita) of Lone Star, TX, and Terry Bottoms of Lawrenceburg, TN; eight grandchildren, Michel Claire Bayer, William Bottoms, Miles Bottoms, Tessa O’Keefe, Jana Lowe, Blake Douglas, Chris Bottoms, and Eric Bottoms; fifteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Helon Bartos of Parma, OH; several nieces and nephews. Those serving as pallbearers are William Bottoms, Miles Bottoms, Blake Douglas, Chris Bottoms, Eric Bottoms, and Peyton Bottoms.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal Funeral Home, 231 N. Military Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Monday, September 16, 2024, at Neal Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at Neal Funeral Home at 11:00 AM Monday, September 16, 2024, with Kevin Marston and John Horne officiating with an Eastern Star service to follow. Interment will follow at Mimosa Cemetery in Lawrenceburg, TN. The family suggests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
