Betty Hartsell

Betty Jean Furr Hartsell, 80, of Locust, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Liberty Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte. Mrs. Hartsell was born May 30, 1932 in Cabarrus County to the late Dewey Dewitt Furr and Etta Francis Hall Furr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Lafayette Hartsell, Sr. in 2005. She was a clerk for Charlotte Orthopedics. The family will receive friends from 1 – 2 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Locust. The funeral service will be in the church sanctuary at 2:00 officiated by Rev. Dr. Kinney Wallace. Burial will follow in the church cemetery beside of her husband. At other times, the family will meet at the home of her son. Survivors include her son, James L. Hartsell, Jr. “Sonny” of Locust; her brothers, William Brown Furr of Mint Hill and Jan Stephen Furr of Locust; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Hartsell family. Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com.