Betty Lou Necessary

Mrs. Necessary was born on October 13, 1940, the daughter of the late Henry Harrison & Rutha Mae Bowman. She attended the Beulah Baptist Church and was retired from J.P. Stevens Textiles as a weaver. She was preceded in death by a brother, Don Bowman, by a sister, Shirley Jean Neeley and by an infant son. Mrs. Necessary was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed reading, playing games of chance, and mothering her precious dog “Buddy”.

Survivors include her beloved husband, Mr. Ralph P. Necessary; a daughter, Robin D. Martin and husband, Tim; a son, Jake Necessary and wife Sharon; sisters, Carolyn Bledsoe and Peggy Bishop; a brother, David Bowman; five grandchildren, Taylor Blake, Kinley and Cory Martin, Sarah and Katie Necessary and five great-grandchildren along with a number of nieces and nephews and cherished friends also survive.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the East Lawn Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of East Lawn Funeral Home with Rev. Al South officiating. Burial will follow in the Garden of Mausoleum of East Lawn Memorial Park.

Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Bridge Home No Kill Animal Rescue P.O. Box 654 Blountville, TN. 37617 or [email protected]

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