Betty Jean McGar, 74, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville.

She was born on April 9, 1948, in Madisonville, KY, to the late Pearl Mable Brown Weaver and Grady Thomas Weaver, Sr. She worked at Woolworths from 1969 to 1975. She was a self-employed caregiver and housekeeper. Betty was a very special housekeeper and caregiver to many over the course of thirty-one years. She enjoyed shopping and going to yard sales. She loved spending her spare time with her daughter and her grandchildren. Betty was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Alton Layon Weaver and William "W.M." Melvin Weaver; and sister, Sissy Dickerson.

Survivors include her husband of fifty-one years, Charles McGar; daughter, Tammy Sherman of Madisonville; brother, Tommy (Sharon) Weaver of Hanson, KY; grandchildren, Makayla (Cody) Stone of Richland, KY, Jordan (Jamie) Sherman and Caleb Sherman, both of Madisonville; great-grandchildren, Cami Stone and Conner Sherman, both of Madisonville; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home with Chaplain Pat Dew officiating. Burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday and from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour on Thursday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are Cody Stone, Robert Smith, Kyler Day, Cory Ramage, Brad Dickerson, and Christian Ratliff. Honorary pallbearers are Jordan and Caleb Sherman, Cami Stone, and Conner Sherman.