Betty Clary Powell

Betty Jo Clary Powell, 83, of Monroe, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at her residence. She was the loving wife of Johnny James Powell for sixty-three years. Born on January 1, 1934, in Winter Haven, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Roy Elmer Clary and Pearl Varner Clary. Betty retired from General Telephone & Electric Corp in 1985 after 31 years and the Amherst County Parks and Recreation as a senior coordinator in 2014. In addition to her love for working with the seniors of Amherst County she enjoyed baking and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of Lynchburg Church of God of Prophecy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Roy E. Clary Jr. In addition to her husband, Johnny, she is survived by her daughter, Michelle Maynard and husband, David; her two sons, J. Michael Powell and wife, Sharon, and J. Philip Jones and wife, Wanda; ten grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; her brother, the Rev. Charles Clary and wife, Bertha; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Whitten Monelison Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Whitten Monelison Chapel with Pastor Charles Clary officiating. Interment will follow in Allwood Cemetery.