Betty Hamner

Mrs. Betty Joe (Haymon) Hamner, age 86, of Nashville, formerly of Martin, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin with Rev. Larry Washburn officiating. Burial will follow in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. until funeral time. She was born in Crane Hill, Ala. on March 27, 1932, daughter of the late Ira and Lola Haymon. She graduated from Meek High School in Alabama, and embarked on a career in nursing after receiving her RN from Carraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. Betty married Brent Hamner in December 1953, and they enjoyed more than 60 years of marriage before he passed away in 2014. Once Betty retired from professional nursing after Brent had received his doctorate, she focused her energies on raising her children and continuing a life-long commitment to her church.  Betty enjoyed several hobbies, most especially reading and quilting. She is survived by sons, Jeff (Lynne) and Warren (Shelley); grandchildren, Brent, Andrew and Grace; brother, Ray Haymon; and numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws. Betty is also preceded in death by a daughter, Jan Maria; and siblings, Irene Haymon, Bobby Haymon and Roy Haymon. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.