1933
Betty Joyce Tillery
2024
Betty Joyce Tillery
August 25, 1933 — May 13, 2024
Auburn, AL
Betty Joyce Tillery, 90, long time resident of Auburn, Alabama and recent resident of Arbor Springs Health and Rehab, Opelika, Alabama passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama.
She was born on August 25, 1933 in LaGrange, Georgia to the late William Henry Tillery and Thelma Sanders Tillery.
Betty dedicated her life to the art of nursing and nursing education. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Emory University and a Masters of Nursing at Kentucky Baptist, Louisville, Kentucky. She also earned a Masters in Social Work at the Carver School of Missions and Social Work, Louisville, Kentucky.
Betty taught at Kentucky Baptist in Louisville, Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Medical School, Lexington, Kentucky and Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. She served as a nursing consultant for public health and mental health for Medicare and Medicaid. She taught nursing at the Auburn School of Nursing, Auburn, Alabama. After serving as a clinical nurse specialist at the Veteran’s Administration, Tuskegee, Alabama, Ms. Tillery retired from the field in which she loved and dedicated her career.
She is survived by her sister Doyce Tillery Amos of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and thirteen nephews and nieces.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Dr. Don Tillery, William (Buddy) Tillery, Ajalon (Happy) Tillery and her sister, Shirley Tillery Reese.
Betty was a supportive and encouraging presence in the lives of her nephews and nieces. She was a wonderful conversationalist and a life-long learner. She challenged herself to remain current in the topics of business, politics and technology and had a love of nature. She came to know Christ at a young age and was a Baptist by faith.
Betty Joyce Tillery will be remembered in a private memorial service.
She was born on August 25, 1933 in LaGrange, Georgia to the late William Henry Tillery and Thelma Sanders Tillery.
Betty dedicated her life to the art of nursing and nursing education. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Emory University and a Masters of Nursing at Kentucky Baptist, Louisville, Kentucky. She also earned a Masters in Social Work at the Carver School of Missions and Social Work, Louisville, Kentucky.
Betty taught at Kentucky Baptist in Louisville, Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Medical School, Lexington, Kentucky and Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. She served as a nursing consultant for public health and mental health for Medicare and Medicaid. She taught nursing at the Auburn School of Nursing, Auburn, Alabama. After serving as a clinical nurse specialist at the Veteran’s Administration, Tuskegee, Alabama, Ms. Tillery retired from the field in which she loved and dedicated her career.
She is survived by her sister Doyce Tillery Amos of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and thirteen nephews and nieces.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Dr. Don Tillery, William (Buddy) Tillery, Ajalon (Happy) Tillery and her sister, Shirley Tillery Reese.
Betty was a supportive and encouraging presence in the lives of her nephews and nieces. She was a wonderful conversationalist and a life-long learner. She challenged herself to remain current in the topics of business, politics and technology and had a love of nature. She came to know Christ at a young age and was a Baptist by faith.
Betty Joyce Tillery will be remembered in a private memorial service.
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