Graveside services for Betty Jean Hambelton, 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 24, 2017 at Ball Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hambelton passed away at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at her home.

She was born July 5, 1929, at Springfield, Missouri.  Mrs. Hambelton graduated from Dora High School and on May 14, 1947, was married to Patrick Paul "Pat" Hambelton, who preceded her in death on November 3, 2010.  She enjoyed fishing, birdwatching, walking and being outdoors.  Mrs. Hambelton was a member of Odom Church of Christ for many years.

She is survived by two children, Rita Cudworth and husband, Lonnie and Tom Hambelton and wife, Jerry, all of Dora, Missouri; five grandchildren, Jason Hambelton, Stephanie Carr and husband, Jared, Tammy Collins and husband, Doug, Toni Joyce and husband, Brandon and Teri Emery and husband, Jeremy; nine great-grandchildren, Dalton, Cameron and Trace Carr, Kylie and Lathan Smith, Easton and Ashlyn Carter, Damon and Reagan Emery; and one half-sister, Dorothy Lagenor, Oak Ridge, Oregon.

Her parents and husband, precede her in death.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ball Cemetery Fund and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.