Betty Jean (Phillips) Jones of Watauga County, born October 29, 1934, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2025, one month prior to her 91st birthday.

Betty was a dedicated wife of 56 years to her late husband and devoted mother to their five children.  As the gentle and kind Christian lady that she was to everyone, her children were her pride and joy and she was present for them every moment.

Betty was a lifelong, faithful member of Meat Camp Baptist Church.  She took special joy in gatherings with her extended family & with her Meat Camp Baptist Church family, gardening, yard sale treasure hunting and home cooking.  She made the best angel biscuits, buckwheat pancakes and fried apple hand pies that delighted many.

After their kids became adults, Betty and Roy developed and ran Appalachian Campground where they touched the lives of countless campers. One of her favorite things was spending evenings around the campfires which in turn fostered a sense of community that cultivated many lifelong friendships.

Betty was preceded in death by husband, Roy Jones and daughter, Marsha Jones and is survived by her sister, Martha Jane Ford of Lenoir and brother, Thomas Walter Phillips, Jr. of Franklin; two daughters, Donna Jones (late Johnny) of Elkin, and Deborah Thompson (Mike) of Lenoir; two sons, Randy Jones (Carolyn) of Boone, and Danny Jones (Pam) of Roxboro; two granddaughters, Kinsey Jones June of Greenville, and Laney Jones of Roxboro, and five grandsons, Brandon Thompson of Lenoir, Tyson Thompson of Indianapolis, Wesley Jones (Dawn) of Hilton Head, Patrick Jones (Elizabeth) of Raleigh, and Harrison Jones of Roxboro; four great grandsons, Dawson and Colton Jones of Raleigh, Beckson and Dalton June of Greenville; sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.  All will never forget the gentle sweetness, love and laughter she brought to their lives.

The family would like to thank Marilyn Greer and the loving caregivers at Deerfield, Glenbridge and Hospice for their compassionate support.

Services for Betty Jones will be conducted Friday afternoon, October 3, 2025, with visitation at 1:00, service at 2:00 and burial to follow, at Meat Camp Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Townsend.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 256 Meat Camp Baptist Church Road, Boone, NC 28607.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.