Betty L. Shrewsbury

February 8, 1937 - September 6, 2012

Betty Lou Shrewsbury, 75, of Basin passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 at her residence following a long illness. Born February 8, 1937 at Basin, she was the daughter of the late Clowny Burrell Shrewsbury and Meade Mae Graham. Betty was a homemaker, a graduate of Herndon High School, and loved to read. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Carol Ford. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Arthur James Shrewsbury; one daughter, Kathy Blankenship of Basin; two sons, Harry Blankenship and his wife, Joanna, of Basin and Gary Shrewsbury of Camp Creek and his companion, Sandy Mills; three sisters, Loretta Roberts and her husband, Robert, of Arnett, Sue Royce and her husband, Carl, of Basin, and Irene Shiftlet and her husband, Ralph, of Stafford, VA; three brothers, Byron Shrewsbury and his wife, June, of Basin, Bryant Shrewsbury and his wife, Cindy, of Basin, and Bernie Shrewsbury of Basin and his companion, Okey; one brother-in-law, Henry Ford of Stafford, VA; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gilbert Dodson officiating. Burial will follow in the Rube Howerton Cemetery (Spruce Grove), Basin. Friends may call one hour prior to services Monday at the funeral home. Family will serve as pallbearers. Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens is priviledged to care for the Shrewsbury Family.