Betty Boye

Betty Margaret Armbrister Boye BRISTOL, Va. Betty Margaret Armbrister Boye, 92, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. A daughter of the late James and Bessie Armbrister, she was born on July 5, 1917, in Max Meadows, Va. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Olin Boye; four brothers; and one sister. Mrs. Boye loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and served Him faithfully as a minister's wife and later as a Sunday school teacher, or in any other capacity that was needed. She was a member of Anderson Street United Methodist Church where she shared her talents and gifts with her fellow church members and the community through programs such as delivering Meals on Wheels well into her 80's. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother who will be missed by her family and all her dear friends. She was such an angel. She is survived by her son, Dr. Edward L. Boye and his wife Julia Purcell; daughters, Patricia Ann Gillenwater and Linda Sue Shafer and her husband Bob; grandchildren, Jonathan Boye and his wife Rachel, Jason Gillenwater and his wife Amanda, Kelly Gillenwater Price and her husband Doug, Sam Honeycutt and his girlfriend Jamie; great-granddaughters, Kayla and Alora Gillenwater, and Lauren, Evie and Audrey Boye. A memorial service will be held at Anderson Street United Methodist Church Saturday, June 19, at noon, followed by a celebration of her life in Bennett Hall. The family is asking that memorial donations be sent in her memory to the Boye Family Scholarship at Emory & Henry College, P.O. Box 947, Emory, VA 24327; or to Anderson Street United Methodist Church, 954 Anderson St., Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family and viewed by visiting www.oakley-cook.com Arrangements especially for Mrs. Boye and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.