Betty Jean Cantrell

Betty Jean Goodall Cantrell, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio, Centenary Community, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in Abbyshire Place. Betty was born on January 3, 1934 in Bidwell, Ohio, daughter of the late Alonzo Cushing Goodall and Edna Ethel Smith Stewart Goodall. Betty was a 1953 Graduate of Bidwell-Porter High School and a 1971 Graduate of Rio Grande College where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She furthered her education by receiving two Master of Science Degrees in Library Science and Instruction Media and had Masters Plus Hours toward a Doctorate Degree from Case Western University. Betty's work history began by working on the book-mobile and as an accountant for the Gallia County Local Library. Betty later became a clerk for the library. Betty also worked at Rio Grande College where she retired in 2000. During her tenure at the college, she was the Assistant Director of the Davis Library and the head of the Instruction Media Center. Betty had also been a fourth grade teacher at Bidwell Elementary. Betty attended a non-denominational house church. She was married to Charles Monroe Cantrell from Louisiana, on October 31, 1956; and he preceded her in death in 1979. Betty is survived by two daughters, Edna Pearl Cantrell of Gallipolis and Mary Elizabeth Cantrell Nemeth of Walterboro, SC; two grandchildren, Tabatha Faith Nemeth (Tanner Reid Alteman) of Walterboro, SC and Destiny Charlene Nemeth of Round O, SC; and two great grandchildren, Breelynn Faith Bailey and Emerson Monroe Alteman both of Walterboro, SC; several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Betty was preceded in death by a step daughter, Myrtle Opal Cantrell and an infant step son; two sisters, Alma Goodall Waugh and Elsie Goodall Adkins; and seven brothers, James Lester Goodall, Cushing Goodall, John Goodall, William Goodall, Lincoln Franklin, Gordon Franklin, and Fred Franklin. The funeral service for Betty will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Carlton Schooley and Barry Barkley officiating, Her burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery on Fairview Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Friends may call at Willis Funeral Home on Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. prior to the funeral. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.