Mrs. Betty Tidwell Respess, 84, died Friday, February 26, 2021, at Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS. A private family visitation will be held at Waller Funeral Home with a private family graveside service following at Pine Flat Cemetery.
Mrs. Respess was born on June 23, 1936 in Lafayette County. She was a former resident of Oakland, MS and was a longtime resident of Oxford and was the widow of Mr. Robert F. Tramel and Mr. James R. Respess. Her life was lived in service to others as she worked as a caregiver Graceland Nursing Home before working privately as a caregiver in people’s homes. Mrs. Respess was a member of Oakland Baptist Church and she enjoyed spending time working in her garden tending to her flowers and vegetables.
Mrs. Respess is survived by her daughters, Shirley Riley and her husband, Steve of Water Valley, MS and Mary Lindley of Batesville, MS; sons, Robert Hardin and his wife, Lisa and Anthony Tramel and his wife, Jan all of Oakland, MS; six grandchildren, Chris Riley, Cody Hardin, Colby Hardin, Stephen Lindley, Alisa Carvan and Chris Lindley; eleven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Billie Lou Stark, Estelle Turner and Marie Dulin and three brothers, Homer Joe Tidwell, Sammie Tidwell and Walter Ray Tidwell.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Respess’ memory may be made to Pine Flat Cemetery Fund, c/o Bill McGregor, 658 Hwy 7 South, Oxford, MS 38655.
