Betty McKee

Betty Jean Harris McKee of Flemingsburg passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Born in Sharkey in Rowan County on May 16, 1940, Betty was the daughter of the late Carless Duey and Olive Mae Gregory Harris. She was a member of the Little Mary Regular Baptist Church, the co-owner of The Depot Restaurant in Flemingsburg, and had worked as a cook for Licking Valley CAP for twenty years. As a hard working mother, Betty settled in Flemingsburg with her four children and always put the needs of her children before her own. She is survived by her four children: Larry Ray (Betty Morrison) Caudill of Flemingsburg, Rhonda Kay Caudill (Scott) Henson of Otto, NC, Lora Fay Caudill (David) Lee of Wallingford, and James David (Donna) Caudill of Ewing. Her grandchildren are Cheryl Davis, Chandler Caudill, Jessica Lynn Henson, A.M. DeHart, Michael David Lee, Carrie Caudill, Savannaha Caudill, and Waylon Caudill. Her great-grandchildren are Amber Kincaid, Gavin Kincaid, Hannah Louise Henson, Rebecca Leigh Henson, Emily Maggard, Serenity Jade Lewis, Jayden Caudill, and Matthew Troy. She leaves behind two brothers, Sammy Harris and Danny Harris; and three sisters, Shirley (Jerry) Tolliver, Mary (Harold) Stanfield, and Debbie Harris. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, Denver, Roger, Dallas, Donnie, Bobby, and Adrian Harris. Funeral services for Betty Jean will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in the chapel of Carpenter-Fritz & Vice Funeral Home officiated by Pastor Greg Grimes and Bro. Tom Redmon. Visitation will be 10am-1pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Caudill Cemetery in Sharkey. Pallbearers will be Larry Ray Caudill, Chandler Caudill, James Caudill, Waylon Caudill, Scott Henson, and Sammy Harris. Honorary pallbearers will be David Lee, Michael David Lee, Eric Henson, and Gavin Kincaid.