Obituary

Betty Jean McClung Beckett
(May 8, 1932 - September 6, 2013)

Betty Jean McClung Beckett, 81, of Huntington, met her Jesus on Thursday, September 5, 2013, in Barboursville, WV at the home of her son. She loved her family, gardening, needlework, painting and gospel music. She was born May 8, 1932, in Canvas, WV, to the late Paul Robert McClung and Audrey Opal Bryant McClung. She graduated from Milton High School and attended Huntington College of Business. She worked as a secretary at Church Layman Insurance and as a sales associate at Stone and Thomas before retiring. She became the bride of Riley Denzil Beckett on August 2, 1951 and they were married 35 years before Riley passed away on March 4, 1987. Betty is survived by Riley Brent Beckett, her only child, and his wife, Lee Anne, of Barboursville, WV; grandchildren: Bethany and Reeves Kirtner of Huntington, WV; Kaitlyn and J.P. Simpkins of Gallipolis, OH; and Cpl. Sean Beckett of the United States Marine Corps in Camp LeJeune, NC; great-grandchildren, Carly and Addison Kirtner; brothers, Fred McClung and wife Nova; Jack McClung and wife Patty; and sister, Coya Jane Mullins and her two children, Becky Lusher and Scott Sommers; and many more nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Wallace Funeral Home in Barboursville, WV. Celebration of Life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2013 at Wallace Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Thomas Sharp and Dr. David Lemming. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. The family wishes to thank Bobby Moore, Christy Davis, and Delta Vance with Hospice of Huntington and to Dusty Fulks, who was a godsend to the family. Betty loved flowers, so in lieu of flowers, please send flowers to someone who might enjoy them.