Betty Frances Halbrook

Betty Frances Halbrook, Jacksonville, FL, departed this world for a better one on January 29, 2013. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Kenneth, her mother Clara Tatman, father Alan Tatman, and her sister Anna Pearl White. She was born in Sardis, KY on August 10, 1925, and married Kenneth Halbrook in July, 1943. She graduated from Morehead State College with a degree in elementary education and taught in various school districts in Kentucky for 30 years. Mrs. Halbrook lived her life in dedication to God, her husband, and her family. Her other interests included gardening and participation in prayer groups, Bible studies and women's work in the church. She was faithful in her service as a minister's wife for 41 years in the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Church, alongside her husband, Reverend Kenneth Halbrook.

Mrs. Halbrook is survived by her son John Halbrook (Bonnie). daughter Virginia Young (Harold), and the following grandchildren: Jennifer Stevenson (Alan) of St. Augustine FL; Nathan Halbrook (Teea) of Jacksonville, FL; Bobby little (Sonya) of Sugarland, TX; Autumn Moore (Rodney) of N.T. Australia; Mose DuPre of Midwest City, OK; Dominic Garcia of San Mateo, CA; and Tobie Garcia of SanFrancisco, CA. She also leaves six great grandchildren: Hunter DuPre, Vincent and Isabella Little, Olivia and Janie Stevenson, and Cole Halbrook.

There will be a visitation at 2:00PM on Friday, February 1, 2013 at Betts and West Funeral Home in Nicholasville, immediately followed by a service at 3:00PM, and interment at the Wilmore Cemetery. Donations may be made in her memory to Asbury Seminary, designated for the Kenneth and Betty Halbrook Scholarship Fund. Online guestbook at www.BettsandWestfuneralhome.com

Visitation:
2-3 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013 at Betts & West Funeral Home

Funeral:
3 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013 at Betts & West Funeral Home

Interment:
Wilmore Cemetery