Betty Yager Lively

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Betty Yager Lively, age 89, was born May 18, 1923 and died January 25, 2013 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a sudden illness. A retired teacher at West Elementary School and member of the First Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Edward N. Yager, Jr. and the late Frankie Hobson Yager Grizzle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, William Spencer Lively, IV; brother-in-law, A.J. "Jack" Ingle and sister-in-law, Jo Russell Yager. Mrs. Lively was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution for fifty years where she was chaplain for twenty-two years, member of the Retired Teachers Association and was a Sunday School teacher. She would have been married seventy years on February 27, 2013 to W.S. "Bill" Lively, Jr. of McMinnville. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, W.S. "Buddy" Lively, III of Murfreesboro, TN; two sisters, Jane Ingle of McMinnville and Mary Yager of Nashville, TN; brother, Edward N. Yager, III of McMinnville; niece, Sally Turner of McMinnville; nephew, Edward N. (Cheryl) Yager, IV of Nashville, TN; several other nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. A graveside service and interment will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Riverside Cemetery with Harry Green and James Dillon officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church or American Cancer Society both c/o High's.