Betty Lou Jerrell

KEVIL - Betty Lou Jerrell, 90, of Kevil, left her earthly home of 71 years for her heavenly home on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

Betty was born March 26, 1935, in the Kevil area of Ballard County to the late Terry and Eileen Shelby. She was a long-time employee of the Kevil Bank and began her career there when she was in high school. She continued to work there part-time through the years until returning to full-time in 1977 in the loan department. She became vice president in the early 1990s and continued in that capacity until she retired in June 2013, when the Kevil Bank was sold. She and her husband, Hugh, were involved in the harness horse industry for many years, where Hugh owned, trained, and drove harness horses. They and their children would spend each summer living in the Louisville and Lexington area, racing, and return home each fall to train on their farm in Kevil.

Betty was an accomplished pianist and organist and began playing at the Kevil Methodist Church when she was in her early teens. She has continued to play the organ there until early October of this year. Through the years, she played for many weddings, funerals, and occasions in the area. She was a lifelong, devoted member of the Kevil United Methodist Church and also a 40-year member of the Ballard County Homemakers and Kevil Junior Homemakers Club. She was also a volunteer for Ballard County 4H over the past years. Most of all, she was a devoted and loving Mother and Grandmother, "Maw Betty" to her children, grandchildren, and many others.

She is survived by her daughter, Joni Jordan of Kevil; son, Randal (Paula) Jerrell of Kevil; a sister, Ruth Bowles, of Kevil; Grandsons, Jeremy (Ashlee) Jordan of Kevil, and Clayton (Carli) Jerrell of Newburgh, Indiana; great-grandsons, Nash Jordan and Wyatt Jerrell; and great-granddaughters, Savannah and Emma Henderson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh T. Jerrell, son-in-law, Mark Edward Jordan, and a sister, Ann Trent.

Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. Cindy Engelhardt officiated. Burial followed at Woodville Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Woodville Cemetery Fund, c/o Pat Sullivan, 1031 New Liberty Church Rd., Kevil, KY 42053.

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