Betty Faye Adams, 84, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Born February 2,1938 in Greenville, to Fred and Flora Crick Moore, she retired from Audubon Area Head Start after 19 years of loving and teaching hundreds of children, many of whom she reconnected with on Facebook years later. Her greatest joys in life were her kids, grandkids, her dog Dusty, and talking on the phone with her church friends. Betty was a member of Roland Memorial Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Elmer Adams, sisters Nona Mae Ford and Louise Underwood, brother Rufus Moore, and her great-granddaughter Summer Nell Bratcher.
Survivors include her son, Alvin (Donna Coakley) Adams of Sacramento; daughter, Tami (Wayne) Hardison of Greenville; granddaughters, Megan (Jessy Bratcher) Vincent and Macy (Nathan Tabor) Vincent; grandson, Ethan Edwards; great grandchildren, Maxton Tabor and Eliana Bratcher; numerous nieces, nephews, and dear friends who were like family.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m. at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville officiated by Rev. Danny Mooneyhan. Burial will follow in Carter Creek Cemetery in Greenville. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 17 from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville.
Online condolences to the family may be made at www.garysfuneralhome.net
