Betty Ester Watkins May

Betty Ester Watkins May obituary, Salyersville, KY

Betty Ester Watkins May

Betty Ester Watkins May Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Magoffin County Funeral Home, LLC - Salyersville on Feb. 24, 2023.

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Betty Ester Watkins May age 68 of Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky. She was born October 01, 1954 in Erie, Pennsylvania to the late Roy and Henrietta Layne Watkins.
Survived by her husband, Kevin May, one son, Benji Reed of Salyersville, Kentucky, one daughter, Nickie (Chris) Meadows of Salyersville, Kentucky, two stepdaughters, April (Matt) Hensley of West Liberty, Kentucky, Becki (Josh) Stevens of Morehead, Kentucky, two brothers, Bud Lewis (Deb) Watkins of Jackson, Kentucky, Tim Watkins of Virginia, one sister, Sharon (Gary) Dyer of Lexington, Kentucky, six grandchildren, Riley Meadows, Reed Meadows, Karter Hensley, Kaleb Fyffe, Annaleigh Stevens, and Chloe Stevens.
Betty was a member of the Brushy Fork Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 26, 2023 from the Salyersville First Baptist Church with Ben Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Newt Howard Cemetery at Bloomington, Kentucky. Friends may visit the Magoffin County Funeral Home Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 6:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M. and any time prior to funeral services.
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