Betty Stanfield, daughter of the late Virgil Edmonds and Lydia Pinkard Edmonds was born in Phil Campbell, Alabama on August 6, 1945 and departed this life at her residence in Bernie, Missouri on February 3, 2013 at the age of 67.

Mrs. Stanfield had worked at Brown Shoe Company in Bernie and later at Paramount Hat in Dexter.  She was of Baptist Faith.

She was united in marriage to James "Jay" Henry Stanfield in Bernie, Missouri on March 6, 1992.   Mr. Stanfield preceded his wife in death on March 14, 2008.

Survivors include, one son, Chris Mekan of Dexter, Missouri; by two daughters, Rhonda Arnold of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Theresa Mekan of Bernie, Missouri; by six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  Also by other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death other than by her parents and her husband, by three brothers, Truman Edmonds, Orvil Edmonds and Virgil Edmonds; by one sister, Geneva Rodgers.

Friends may call at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM.

A memorial service will then be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie starting at 2:00 PM.   

Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.