Betty Jo Elmore Lilly

Betty Jo Elmore Lilly, 80, of Mount Hope, WV died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home. Born September 5, 1933 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Andy and Harriet Frances Permelia Elmore. She attended the Mountain View Church of God at Hilltop. Betty had served on the Mount Hope City Council and had served as the building inspector for the city. She was active with the Central Appalachian Empowerment Zone and was an advocate for the Black Lung Association. She was involved in many charitable contributions and works for the betterment of the community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Lilly, Jr. on May 28, 2010; a daughter, Twyla Lilly Brown; three brothers, Johnny, Freddie and Frankie Elmore; one sister, Norma Statzer. She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Elmore Putnam of Mount Hope; one son, John H. Lilly and wife, Frances of LaPorte, Texas; a special friend, Tom McClanahan of Piney View; five grandchildren, Chad Brown, Ashley Brown, Michael Elmore, Gabrielle Green and Ian Putnam; eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Alma Lee Crouse of Grandview and Nellie Jane Davis of Maple Fork; one brother, Joe Thomas Elmore Sweeneysburg. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A. M. Tuesday, April 15, at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope with Rev. Rudell Bloomfield officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 7:00 until 9:00 PM Monday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to our website at: www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.