Betty was born on June 7, 1918 in Greenville, TN, the daughter of Ulysses Grant Robbins and Martha Melissa Knowles. Betty married Herman Morrison on May 4, 1936 and he preceded her in death on October 30, 1991. Betty was a member of Riverside Assembly of God Church, she loved to bake and cook for her family. Betty was a grandmother to everyone, she had the gift of hospitality and never said a bad work about anyone, and she “loved without judging”.
Betty is survived by her daughters: Rose (Bill) Coonrod, Anne (Arnie) Doering, Kaye Pyles and Ruth (Gene) Randolph; grandchildren: Steve (Sheila) Stroud, Regina Johnson, Sabrina (Ward) Methney, Jim Pyles, Mandy (Greg) Celletti, Linea Michael and Emily Nelson; 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son-in-law Darrel Pyles, grandchildren Ron Stroud, Lorina Sears, Katrina Johnson and Franki Hale; 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
A service to celebrate Betty’s life will be 11:00 am on Wednesday March 8, 2017 at Riverside Assembly of God Church 4242 W. Riverside Blvd in Rockford. Visitation for Betty will be Wednesday at the church from 10:00 am until time of service. Burial will follow at Willwood Burial Park.
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