Ms. Bettie Jane Mears, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Melfa on May 17, 2025. Born March 7, 1939, in Bloxom, she was the daughter of the late William Carlton “Laddie” Mears Sr. and the late Marie Frances Taylor Miller and stepdaughter of the late Bill Miller.
Bettie was never seen without a smile and always brought light and joy to those around her. For more than 53 years, Bettie was the secretary for Associated Grain Inc., where her spirit, work ethic, and friendship were invaluable to the Lewis family.
Left to cherish her memory are her sister, Frances Reece and her husband, Art, of Hamilton, Ohio; her brothers, Billy Miller and his wife, Chris, of Franklinton, N.C., and Mark Lewis Miller, of Melfa; as well as several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews, all of whom she very much adored.
The family would like to extend their appreciation to Bettie’s caregivers and hospice nurses, all of whom provided excellent care.
Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of Williams-Parksley Funeral Home on Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Wayne Asbury and Chaplain Harvey Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Parksley Cemetery. There will be a visitation at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Contributions in Bettie’s memory may be made to Riverside Shore Hospice, P.O. Box 616, Onley, VA 23418.
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Arrangements are by the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home.
