Clay County resident and native Betty Jean Thompson Webb, age 91, of the Pea Ridge Community was born on October 22, 1932, and passed from this life on March 27, 2024.

Betty was a daughter of the late Domer and Flossie Thompson. She married Jesse Webb, who survives, on August 2, 1952. She worked for over 30 years at Clay Apparel and OshKosh B'Gosh, where she retired. She attended Rock Springs Church of Christ her entire life. She loved gardening, flowers and being outdoors.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, sister and brother-in-law Wilma and Edward Sherrell, brother and sister-in-law Earl and Mae Thompson, and nephew Harold Sherrell.

In addition to her husband, Betty is survived by daughter, Debra Webb Akers, of McMinnville, TN, son and daughter-in-law, James Marshall and Linda Webb of Mt Juliet, TN, three granddaughters Jessica Akers of McMinnville, TN, Lesley Akers (Chris) of Dunlap, TN, and Jamie Webb of Spring Hill, TN, sister June Thompson of Cookeville, TN, several nieces and nephews, and extended family.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 30, at Upton-Hay Funeral Home in Celina with Jim Blankenship to officiate. Interment will follow at Thompson-Webb Cemetery in Pea Ridge. Visitation will be Friday, March 29, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and on Saturday, March 30, from 10:30 am until the time of service.

The family request in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Thompson-Webb Cemetery Fund.