Betty Almond Drye, age 83, of Concord, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at CMC-Northeast. The memorial service will be held in the Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, September 15, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Drye was born on January 16, 1929, to the late Adam Almond and the late Carrie Barbee Almond. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Lee Drye. She is survived by her daughters, Cara Drye Lambert and her husband Bobby of Concord and LeeAnn Drye of Concord. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Drye family.