Bettye June McCroskey, age 81, passed away on April 25, 2024. She married her high school sweetheart Jimmy McCroskey and they were married for 51 years. She graduated Antioch High School in 1960 and then went on to attend a Nashville cosmetology school and after graduation she worked alongside her mother Lucille Ellis at Ann Martin’s beauty shop for 12 years. After relocation to Waverly in 1976 she joined her husband Jimmy at Allied Rubber and Gasket where she was the bookkeeper. She loved gardening, cooking, sewing, golfing and riding her motor scooter with Jim. She and Jim loved to travel, especially their trips to Gatlinburg. She was a woman of strong faith and enjoyed attending Saturn Drive Baptist Church where she and Jim were married. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and loved spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy McCroskey, parents W.T. and Lucille Ellis. She is survived by her sons, Allen (Dewayne) McCroskey, John McCroskey, Jeff (Jennifer) McCroskey, grandchildren, Taylor (Kayla) McCroskey, Conner (Chelsea) McCroskey, Cara McCroskey, Dillan McCroskey, Kenzie McCroskey, Aidan McCroskey, great-granddaughter Ellis Kate McCroskey, Brother Bill (Beverly) Ellis.
Visitation with the family will be on Monday April 29, 2024 from 10:30-12:30 with a Funeral Service to follow at 12:30 PM at Mt. Olivet Funeral Home.
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