Betty Jean Eckels Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Betty Jean Eckels of Charleston, South Carolina, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, who passed away on November 9, 2024, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Betty Jean Eckels to pay them a last tribute.
Though Betty may no longer walk beside us, her memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Betty touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In her absence, her spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Brownlow Smith and Blanche Elizabeth Jones (Smith) of Hendersonville; and her sisters, Norma Irene (Jo), Margaret Anne Smith (Strickland), Nancy Carole Smith and Mary Jane Smith (Horner).
She is survived by: her nephews, Robert Lawson (Bob), Horner (Lisa) of Charleston and James Hugh Horner, Jr. (Jim); her stepson Richard Harrison Eckels (Rick) of Memphis; her granddaughter Amanda Eckels Goetze of Memphis, Tennessee.; and her husband Ted.
