Betty was born on October 8, 1950 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of the late James William and Helen Stroud Darnell. Betty was a kind and giving woman and a mother to all children no matter if it was her own children or someone else’s. She was a lover of all kinds of animals. She had a “lift you up” spirit.
Betty always tried to help others in any way that she could. She was always willing to sit down with you and come up with a solution. She was a very outgoing lady who will be missed deeply by her family and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Danny Lee Darnell; the father of her children, Herman M. Rhodes.
She is survived by her children, Herman S. Rhodes and his wife, Misty, Robert Daniel Rhodes, and Rita Renee Rhodes; grandchildren, Jerry “Rowdy”, Bethany, Hunter, and Tyler Rhodes, Stephanie Hinson and husband, Kyle, Jessica Rhodes, and Baker Rhodes; eight great grandchildren; sister, Linda Strong.
The family will receive friends and loved ones on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the South Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. with burial following in Hollywood Cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GASmithandSonsFuneralHome.com for the Darnell family.
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