Betty Lott Obituary
BETTY JACQUELINE (JACKIE) PENTECOST LOTT
1942 – 2023
Betty Jacqueline Pentecost Lott, 81, of Henderson passed away Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue Chapel with burial following at the Montezuma Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, from 5-8 p.m.
She was born June 8, 1942, and raised in the Mercer community. She was the daughter of Idella Overton Pentecost and Luther M. (Jack) Pentecost. She was a graduate of South Side High School and married Wayne Lott in 1961.
They made their home in Jackson, moved to Corinth, MS in 1972 and then settled in Henderson in 1975.
She worked in the banking business in Jackson with First American Bank and later Regions Bank.
Mrs. Lott was known for being a very caring person who sent greeting cards for every occasion. She was always dressed perfectly with makeup and nail polish.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Wayne Lott, a brother, John Pentecost, of Ohio, a son, David (Elizabeth) Lott of McKenzie, and a daughter Lisa (Scott) Whaley of Henderson. Grandchildren Mary Kathryn Whaley, Anna Whaley, Holly (Travis) Ward, Ben (Morgan) Lott and Great Grandchildren Ava Kate, Titus, Andy, Charlie and Sonny.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
- Shackelford Funeral Directors
731-989-2421
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304 Crook Ave P. O. Box 66, Henderson, TN 38340
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