Betty Raye Lockerby

1937 - 2025

Betty Raye Lockerby

October 24, 1937 - January 12, 2025

Betty Raye Lockerby, age 87, of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away January 12th 2025 at Serenity Healthcare in Twin Falls.

Betty was born in Burley, Idaho on October 24th, 1937. She was the first born of four children to Raymond and Elva Kindred.

Betty loved to spend time with her family. She was part of five living generations of women twice in her life. She lived to be a great-great grandmother. She grew up in the country on farms in Burley and Kimberly where she learned to drive a pickup at a very young age from her father and to garden, cook, and can food from her mother. She loved spending time outside in her yard planting and maintaining bushes and trees, pulling weeds, and keeping her lawn in perfect condition. In her thirties, she went back to school at the College of Southern Idaho and became a licensed practical nurse. She continued to work as a nurse well into her seventies and was loved by her patients and coworkers. In her later years, she loved spending time relaxing and watching crime dramas, COPS, Live PD.

Betty was preceded in death by her brother Larry Kindred, her son Nathan Nyle Jones, daughter-in-law Kari Jones, and her parents. She is survived by her two siblings Benny Kindred and his spouse Jenny, Jesse Kindred and his spouse Debbie, her children Gaylene Ballack and her spouse Todd, Mickey Jones, and Eric McBride and his spouse Shannon, her grandchildren Jennifer Gooding, Stephanie Johnston, Ashley Jones Nixon, Gage Jones, Kaleb McBride, Owen McBride, Logan McBride, her great grandchildren Alex Spencer, Aspen Gooding, Chloe Jones, Aleaha Nixon , Roddy Nixon IV, and great-great grandchildren Blakely Spencer, and Rorie Spencer Jr.

A celebration of life will be held this summer in Twin Falls. Details will be provided in the future.