Betty Sue McVey

Betty Sue McVey, 83, of Pemberton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 9, 2012, where she will spend eternity with no more pain, sorrow or tears as she is with God in his loving care.

Born February 11, 1929, in Raleigh County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Daphna Houck. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold (Tag) McVey and brothers Carl and Billy.

Those left to cherish her memories are her son, Harold (Chip) McVey of Pemberton; daughter, Patty Lombardo and her husband Tony; sister, Jody Shorr and husband Clarence; grandchildren, Andrew (Drew) McVey and wife Heather of Alderson; Allen (who she called Allie pooh) McVey and wife Crissy of Beckley, Sean Lombardo and wife Barbara and Sandy Crowe; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Summer, Mathew, Chase, Trace, and Elijah McVey; Justin, Heather and Seth Wyco; Michael, Wesley, Amber and Christopher Lombardo and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

Betty accepted the Lord and was saved on August 24, 1946 and baptized by the Reverend Walker in Pemberton. She was very active in teaching Sunday school and other church duties at the Mantua Country Baptist Church in Ohio which she and her husband Tag started in a little barn on their property.

Several years before moving to West Virginia, Betty was employed at the Anna Marie Nursing Home in Ohio as a LPN. Betty was a very lovely lady who enjoyed embroidery painting, working outdoors with her flowers, raising a small garden, traveling with her husband, singing gospel songs and reading her bible as well as living by it. At Christmas, Betty would always bake a special birthday cake for Jesus to celebrate his birth with his family and friends.

Betty always had a smile and brought a smile to those who knew her. She was best known by the name Granny which many of the grandchildren and children who grew up around her called her and still do. She will be missed by many who have been left behind but she is now with the one she served while on earth and with those who have gone on before her.

In her final weeks of this life, she was treated with great respect and dignity and made comfortable by the staff of the Bowers Hospice House along with Dr. Jennie GilBhrighde who not only comforted her but her son as well. She was dearly comforted by her niece Barbara and husband John Cotton who spent many hours with her along with prayer. She was able to find a wonderful friend and minister at the end of this life when she met Pastor Rick Walker who heard her say she was ready to go be with the lord.

Betty was cared for over the years by her grandson Allen McVey who gave her his love and devotion. The children of Chip McVey were always there for their grandmother throughout the years making sure she never went without or was ever left alone. Her grandson Drew and wife heather along with Allen and his wife Crissy were loved deeply by Betty and they shared all their love with her as well.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, at the Midway First Church of God with Pastor Rick Walker officiating. Burial will follow at the McVey Cemetery in Sullivan.

Friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the service.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Andrew (Drew) and Allen McVey; great-grandsons, Andrew McVey and very special grandchildren of Granny, Bill Burleson, Chris Dalton, Sean Holt and Harrison Dickens.

Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.