Betty Jo Smith

Betty Jo Smith

December 5, 1948— April 23, 2026

Betty Jo Smith, age 77, was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 5, 1948, to John J. and Dorothy Martin Price. Mrs. Smith worked as a Bookkeeper at the Jewish Community Center.

During her lifetime, she liked to fish, work on things, was one who loved to talk to everyone, never meeting a stranger, enjoyed going to the casino, but most of all loved her family.

Betty Jo missed her husband of 50 something years, meeting him while they were in high school. She loved the outdoors, was a great cook, and loved her French Bulldog, Mary, very much.

Mrs. Smith departed this life on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at her residence. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Tarver (Kirk); her son, Gerald Smith (Hannah); 3 sisters, Donna Francis, Anita Nelson (Richard), and Lynda Box; and her 6 grandchildren, Landon Foster (Candice), Cara Mae Smith, Aidan Wayne Smith, Peyton Tarver, Joshua Tarver, and Spencer Tarver. She is also survived by her 2 great-grandchildren, Georgia Grace and Maya Martin.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John J. Price and Dorothy Martin Price; and her husband, Thomas Wayne Smith.

Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Bethany Christian Church at 2:00 PM, officiated by Ron Collins.

Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to the service.

Interment will follow the service at Bethany Cemetery,

420 Bethany Road, Eads, Tennessee, 38028.