Betty Catherine Winchester

Betty Cathrine Winchester, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 7:40 P.M., 2002 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Funeral services for Betty will be held on Saturday, March 16, at 11:00 A.M. at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home. Visitation will be prior to the service Saturday beginning at 9:00 A.M Rev. Don Colson will officiate with burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Betty was born March 17, 1935 in Marion to Clinton and Mollie (Price) Smith. She was reared by her stepfather and mother Elmer and Mollie Schaefer. Betty married Gilbert Winchester on February 4, 1956 in Murphysboro, Illinois. They later divorced. He passed away September 9, 1993. She was a member of Community Chapel in Marion. Betty is survived by a son and daughter in law, William and Mary Winchester of Goreville, and a son, Joseph Winchester, one daughter, Sharon Hester of Marion, and a daughter and son in law, Gayla and Charlie Smith of Atlanta, Illinois, Twelve grandchildren and Six great grandchildren, Three brothers and sister in laws, Jessie and Sandy Smith of Galatia, Gordon and Sylvia Smith of Herrin, Herbert and Kim Smith of Thompsonville-a sister and brother in law, Clarice and Marvin Chamness of Johnston City. She was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, her husband, three sisters, three brothers and one grandchild.