Loving wife, mother, and grandmother Betty Jean Bloodsworth passed away on August 14, 2023, at South Central Regional Medical Center surrounded by her devoted family members.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Ellisville Funeral Home in Mississippi. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:00AM at Ellisville Funeral Home in Ellisville, Mississippi. Burial will follow in Myrick Cemetery in Laurel, Mississippi. Bro. Danny Stringer will officiate. Ellisville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 601-477-3797

Betty was born on November 19, 1948, to Mr. Arvil and Mrs. Thelma Alexander of Mancelona, Michigan. After graduating high school, Betty joined the United States Air Force where she served her country.  When she was just 23, Betty met Frederick Bloodsworth, the love of her life.  In 1978, Fred and Betty moved to the town of Laurel, Mississippi where they would go on to raise their children: Pamela, Randy, and Missy. Betty spent 74 wonderful years spreading joy and showing love to all around her. A comfort to many and a joy to all, most of her time was spent caring for her family and friends.

Later in life, Betty enjoyed spending her time reading, sharing her gifts and talents with the church, and most importantly spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren Kayden and Brooke. She was passionate about sharing the love of our Lord with others and was an integral part of her church. A loyal servant to God, Mrs. Betty spent many of her hours dedicating her life to the Lord.

Mrs. Betty was a perfect example of a wife, mother, and Christian lady. Betty joins her parents, Arvil and Thelma Alexander, and brother Russell Alexander in Heaven. She is survived by many loving family members, including her husband of 50 years Frederick Bloodsworth, her children Pamela (Clint) Smith, Randy (UnHui) Bloodsworth, and Missy (Bub) Robinson, her grandchildren, Amber (Teddy) Medlyn, Jordan (Rachel) Kondon, Emily Flowers, Julia Flowers, Jazzmen (Deshaun) Ayers, Jennifer (Michael) Bottcher), and Jayme (Nicholas Duncan) Bloodsworth, Melanie Kayden (Hawk) Hendry, and Brooke Robinson, many great-grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews, and her brother Harold Alexander (Helen).

Now that Betty has passed into the arms of our Lord, we should remind ourselves that while this is the end of Betty's physical life on Earth, it's the beginning of an eternal and beautiful journey for her. She was a loving and wonderful woman until the very end, and she will be greatly missed.

"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord, So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." Romans 14:8