Mrs. Betty Jean Robbins Yancey Holman, 78, of Granite Falls passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Caldwell UNC Healthcare in Lenoir. Mrs. Holman was born November 6, 1942 in Catawba County to the late Jesse Martin Robbins Jr. and the late Mary Gladaline Turner Robbins Behrman.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Earl Holman, a son, Wilbur Yancey, 2 daughters, Cynthia Yancey , Crystal Hallyburton, a brother, Jimmy Robbins, a sister, Olivia Peyronel, 2 grandsons, Izaak Lovelace and Dustin Dula.
Betty was a member of Rock Chapel Church of God in Granite Falls; she was a kind considerate and very generous person when it came to her time, attention and money. She would do for others with no questions asked. One of the most proud moments in her life was when she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Lenoir Rhyne University. During her career, she worked as a nurse at J.Iverson Riddle Center, formerly Western Carolina Center, Broughton Hospital, and Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Her favorite nursing position was with the Granite Falls Health Department, when they started the “Baby Love Program”. Betty was able to help young mothers prepare for the birth of their babies with knowledge, health care and with items they could use when the baby arrived. The mothers could use coupons issued from the program to purchase baby items from a “store” in the health department. It was a most rewarding position for Betty.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Scarlet Dula and husband Todd of Granite Falls, a brother, Johnny Robbins and wife Jessie of Jacksonville, Florida and her grandchildren; Brian Webb of Morganton, Melody Bargsley of Drexel, Greyson Dula of Lenoir, Erica Hallyburton of Morganton, Tamin Yancey of Hendersonville, Shonna Dula of Hudson, Keesha Hice of Hudson and ten great grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held at Catawba Memorial Park in the Mausoleum Chapel.
The family will receive friends for two hours on Thursday, October 7, 2021, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Pendry’s Lenoir Funeral Home in Lenoir.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Alzheimers Association at www.act.alz.org/donate.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at www.pendrysfuneralhome.com.
Pendry’s Lenoir Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Betty Jean Robbins Holman.
