Betty was a Florida native and graduate of the Class of 1955 at Seminole High School.She was a true caregiver and spent her life raising and loving her children and family, something she continued with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her main priority in life was keeping her family together and making lasting memories with them, whether it was ocean getaways or family dinners, they were her world.
Betty is predeceased by her husband, Bill J. Tharpe; children, Thomas Lively and Wayne Lively Sr.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, David Lively (Sara), Louis Lively (Angie), Donald Lively, Vivian Munger (Mark), Floyd Lively (Deb), Robert Lively; daughter-in-Law, Teresa Lively; sisters, Pauline Kriz and Norma Gromer; brother, Richard R. Rans, Jr., 24 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild as well as numerous extended family members and friends.