Bettie Vantrease

Obituary of Bettie Odell Vantrease

VANTREASE, Bettie Odell, age 96 of Mt. Juliet, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015. She was born September 3, 1918 in McMinnville, Tennessee to the late Hugh and Bettie Griffin. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Charles T. Vantrease; and daughter, Dorothy Williams. She will be greatly missed by her surviving daughters, Bonnie Kathren (Ray) Bass, Carolyn Ruth (Lloyd) Wipple, and Brenda Lois (Jim) Lampley. She leaves 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren to cherish her memories. Bettie Odell was a true homemaker and long time 75 year Christian of the First Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet. She was an excellent seamstress and doll maker. Sharing her talent, she showed and sold her crafted dolls in the Nashville Flea Market for many years. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, July 9th at 2:00pm from the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet with Bro. Billie Friel and Bro. David Fallin officiating with interment to follow in the Hermitage Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, July 8th from 4:00-8:00om and Thursday, July 9th from 12:00pm until time of service Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet, 2229 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122, 615-758-5459, obituary line 615-758-8818, www.sellarsfuneralservices.com