Betty Crayton Howell's Obituary
Betty Crayton Howell, 83, of Albemarle, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Atrium Health Stanly. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, March 14, 2025, from 6 until 8 pm at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle. Her funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday March 15, 2025, at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care Chapel in Albemarle, officiated by Pastor Mike Lisk of Community Full Gospel Church of Norwood. Burial will take place at Mission Baptist Church Cemetery.
Betty was born in Stanly County on June 23, 1941, to the late Homer and Vasti Crayton.
She is lovingly survived by her daughters Detria H. Turner (Ron) of Norwood and Ann H. Mauldin (Danny) of Albemarle. Those also left to cherish her memory are grandchildren Anna Kaye Frick, Angela Casey Frick, Andrea Nicole Frick, and Lacey Melynn Turner, great-grandchildren Rilynn Jayde Frick and Carter Bryan Allman and sisters Faye Huneycutt (Kenneth), Judy Thompson, and Renee Love (Robert).
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, James Adam Howell in 2021 and brothers, Tony Crayton, Douglas Crayton, and Tim Crayton.
Betty loved gardening, canning, baking, cooking, and especially loved tending to her flowers. She always put the needs of others first, above her own. Betty would love to cook and share with others. She loved to send cards to everyone for any event. Betty was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and always enjoyed being around her family, especially her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Ronald Pollack, MD of Cabarrus Family Medicine of Poplar Tent in Concord, Todd Moore, MD and the staff of Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute of Albemarle, and the ICU staff at Atrium Health Stanly for the care provided to Betty during her time of illness.
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Howell family.
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