Betty Louise Davis Baxter, 62, of Hanson, KY passed away at her home on December 25, 2022.

She was born on December 13, 1960, in White Plains, KY, to the late Clara (Dean) Epley Davis and Jerry Thomas Davis. While in her senior year of high school, Betty did a co-op program with the City of Madisonville Finance Department. After graduation, Betty began a twenty-six-year career with the Finance Department, where she managed funding and budgets for the city.

Betty attended several Pentecostal churches in her adult years but found her special spot at Living Water Church where she and her husband Benny became happily involved in church activities. Betty especially loved handing the weekly Sunday bulletins for the church and took great pride in being responsible for its production. Betty also enjoyed a home Bible study group for many years until her declining health made it difficult to continue. In her later years Betty's favorite past-times including watching the birds from her sunroom window and spending time with her son, Matt and grandson, Aidan

In addition to her parents and grandparents, Betty was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Jeradean Scott; and her nephew, Danny B. Yates Jr.

Survivors include her husband of twenty-six years, Benny Baxter, Sr. of Hanson KY; son, Matthew (Amber) Martinez of Madisonville, KY; grandsons, Aidan Martinez and Benjamin Ray Baxter; granddaughters, Victoria Marsh, Erica Nicole Sherman, Ericka Baxter, and Tabatha Sherman; three great-grandchildren; stepson, Benny (Serena) Baxter Jr. of Leitchfield KY; sister, Emma Davis Weisman of Tampa, FL; half-sister, Shirley (Jim) Hannah of Cortez, CO;  niece, Courtney T Weisman of Washington D.C; half-nieces, Cinnamon (Derek) Fager of Powder Springs, GA and Sheri Hannnah-Ruh of LaSalle, CO; many cousins; and her caregiver, Michelle Miller.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday December 30, 2022, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville KY with her cousin, Tim Davis, giving her eulogy. Burial will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Hanson, KY.

A visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until the funeral hour on Friday at the funeral home.