Betty Jane (Warner) Parkerson died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, due to an automobile accident in Wilmington. She was 70.
Mrs. Parkerson met the love of her life, Sam Parkerson, in Chapel Hill at an intimate dinner party. The couple settled in Raleigh where Mrs. Parkerson enjoyed a career as a nurse. They retired to Wilmington 12 years ago where Mrs. Parkerson became very active and well-known in the community.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.
She was born in Washington, Ind. on Oct. 18, 1943, the fourth child born to Donnas and Ruby Warner. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Donna Arney and Carolyn Jonas and brother, Larry Warner.
She leaves behind her husband of 41 years, Sam; daughter, Marye Hewett; son-in-law, William Hewett; grandsons, Mason Stevens and Justin Huffman; granddaughter, Rebecca Hewett, of Wilmington; brother, Jack Warner; sister-in-law, Kathy, of Cosby, Tenn.; niece, Beth Dyiezyk and her husband, Vincent and their children, Victoria and Kelley, of Newport, Tenn.; and many others whose lives she touched and who called her “Grandma Jane.”
Please join her family and friends in celebrating memories of Mrs. Parkerson at a visitation beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at Andrews Mortuary, Market Street Chapel followed by a memorial service beginning at 3 p.m.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com.
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