September 2, 1929 – September 27, 2020
Betty J. Lively, 91, Atlanta, passed away on September 27, 2020 at Riverview Health in Noblesville.
She was born on September 2, 1929 in Lexington, Mo., to Francis Lester and Mattie Jane (Stapleton) Stone. She attended Tipton Schools and graduated from Tipton High School with the Class of 1948.
She had worked as a bookkeeper for various companies including Indiana Seed Company of Noblesville, FMC Corporation in Tipton, and Noblesville Cable Company. She also enjoyed her role as a homemaker.
Betty enjoyed square dancing, bowling, shopping and watching her favorite sports teams that included the Indiana Pacers, Purdue Boilermakers, Butler Bulldogs and the Cincinnati Reds. But most of all she loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She married Donald Eugene Lively on May 20, 1949 and together they raised a family of five: Ronald (Jan) Lively, Atlanta, Johnny (Brenda) Lively, Sweetser, Ind., Linda (Jim) Freeman, Noblesville, Peggy Morris, Cicero, and Debra Lively, Noblesville. Additional survivors include brothers, Earl Stone, Anderson, and Norman Stone, Frankfort; a sister, Margaret Snyder, Noblesville; plus six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Steve Morris; great-grandson, Cole Brown; and brothers, James, Bill and Charles Stone.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Hartley Funeral Home, 209 W. Jackson St., Cicero, with Pastor Todd Graham officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Tipton. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 8604 Allisonville Road, Suite 140, Indianapolis, IN 46250.
You may send condolences at hartleyfuneralhomes.com.