Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 21, 1928, Caswell County, North Carolina692, Betty Jean (Simpson) Burris
DeathFeb 11, 2023, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina692, Betty Jean (Simpson) Burris
BurialGuilford Memorial Park, 6000 High Point Rd, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407470, Betty Jean Simpson Burris
FatherSpencer Thomas SIMPSON (1895-1981)
MotherMary Bell MOORE (1896-1982)
Obituary Online notes for Betty Jean SIMPSON
2/14/2023

https://www.georgebrothersfuneral.com/obituary/Betty-Burris

Betty Jean (Simpson) Burris
September 21, 1938 ~ February 11, 2023
84 Years Old

Betty Jean Burris, 84, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday afternoon, February 11, 2023 at Richland Place.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Shannon Hills Bible Chapel with Mark Shelley officiating. 

The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church.

A private burial will take place in Guilford Memorial Park at a later date.

Betty was born September 21, 1938 in Caswell County to the late Spencer and Mary Belle Simpson.

She was a member of Shannon Hills Bible Chapel for over fifty years. She worked for a while with Pilot Life Insurance Company until her children were born. Betty then served as a substitute teacher for the Guilford County School System.

She is preceded in death by her husband and the love of her life for sixty-seven years, Franklin Caldwell Burris

Survivors include children, Sherri Odom and Keith Burris (wife Sherry); her grandchildren, Bradley Burris, Ashley Odom, Lindsey Odom, Hallie Burris, Heather Burris and Gracie Odom; and brother, Frank Simpson (Claire) of Atlanta, GA

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shannon Hills Bible Chapel, 900 W. Vandalia Road, Greensboro, NC 27406.
If you cannot attend the service, you may watch via live stream from the church’s website at
shannonhills-biblechapel.org. 692, Betty Jean (Simpson) Burris
 
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