Bettie Mae Marsh, 85, passed away on September 12, 2025.

Bettie was born on January 20, 1940, in Okolona, AR. to Mattie Faye and Arthur Jones.

She was a member of Gurdon First United Methodist Church and spent her working
years at the Doll House Beauty Salon for over 30 years. While she worked at the salon,
she assisted Horne and McKinnon Funeral Home in Gurdon with hair and makeup, and
she also won a trip to Hawaii. After her work at the salon, she went on to work for the
Gurdon Public School District as a bus driver and custodian for over 20 years.

She spent her spare time crocheting, knitting, putting together puzzles, and spending
time with her family. In her retirement, she spent time restoring a two-story home that
she inherited from her parents.

She loved her family and her school family deeply and will be missed by all who knew
and loved her.

Bettie is preceded in death by two grandchildren Robert Erik Breazeale and Jonathan
Chad Breazeale, her parents, two siblings Billie Ray Jones and Jean Brown, and her
son-in-law Harlond Wayne Copeland.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Bettie Copeland and Dean Marsh and wife
Debbie; two grandchildren Jessie Benedict and husband Jakeb and Jennifer Beasley
and husband John; six great-grandchildren, Jonathan Jacob Breazeale, Kaiden Caleb
Benedict and wife Alexis, Hayden Dallas Benedict, Levi Seth Benedict, Oliver Jack
Beasley, and Charlotte Elaine Beasley; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 19, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. at Herndon-
Fuqua Funeral Home- Gurdon Chapel with Bro. Hunter Fountain officiating.

Burial will follow at Center Grove Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 6:00- 8:00 P.M.