Betty Jane Eaton

Mrs. Betty Jane Ayers Eaton, 88, of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy.  She was born in Patrick County on October 24, 1930 to the late George Cleveland and Jessie Mae Childress Ayers.  Betty and Lonzie owned and operated Eaton’s Grocery on Willis Gap for many years.  Later Betty retired from K-Mart in Mt. Airy, and was a longtime member of Willis Gap Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Eaton was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Lonzie Eaton; sisters, Polly France, Ruby Marshall, and Mary Virginia Willis; brothers, G.C. Ayers, Leonard Ayers, and Gaston Ayers.  She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda Gayle Rierson (Larry Underwood) of Pilot Mountain; a sister and brother-in-law, Lillian Scales (Joe) of Ararat, VA; one granddaughter, Shayna Johnson of Mt. Airy; one great grandson, Caleb Woods of King; one great granddaughter, Lindsay Scott; one great great grandson, Mason Scott; and many special nieces and nephews.  A funeral service will be held Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Truman Puckett officiating.  Burial will follow in Mountain View Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Moody Funeral home in Mt. Airy.  Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.