Betty Jean Ivester, daughter of the late Arvel F. Williamson and Francis Fay Rankin Williamson was born on January 29, 1936 and departed this life on May 28, 2020 at the SoutheastHealth of Cape Girardeau at the age of 84.

Mrs. Ivester was the manager at the Dollar General Store in Scott City for a number of years.  She enjoyed embroidery and loved watching hummingbirds, but her greatest joy was her family.

On December 10, 1957 she was united in marriage to Jessie Keith Ivester in Hernando, Mississippi.  Mr. Ivester preceded her in death on December 5, 1997.

She is survived by two sons, Frank Ivester and his wife Marsha of Imperial, Missouri and Paul Ivester of Scott City, Missouri; by three daughters, Debra Lambert of Scott City, Missouri, Kris Ivester of Manistee, Michigan and Beth Tankersley and her husband Scott of New Hamburg, Missouri; by one sister, Janus Kling of Marion, Illinois; by seven grandchildren, Scot Smith and wife Mickie, Tommy Lambert Jr and wife Brandy, Daniel Keith Lambert, Holly Bass and husband Michael, Lisa Ivester, Landon Drue Tankersley and Lacey Danielle Tankersley and by sixteen great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son in law, Tom Lambert; by two brothers, Jerry Williamson and Lonell Williamson and by two sisters, Dorothy Dawes and Emma Nell Kimbrel.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter. 

A memorial service will then be conducted at 2:30 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Jerry Williamson Jr officiating.