Mrs. Betty Lou Ayers Longmire, age 88 of Rickman, TN, formerly of LaFollette, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020.  She was of the Church of God Faith and attended several area churches.  Betty loved to work in her Kitchen cooking and baking, but her true passion was gardening, and working in her flowers.  Preceded in death by Husband, Charles Longmire, Parents, Finley and Jessie Miller Ayers, Brothers, J. P. Ayers and Noah “Curly” Ayers.

Survivors:  Daughters, Mary Elizabeth “Libbi” Lay and husband, Mark, and Ginger “GiGi” Ball and husband, Jim; Grandchildren, Whitney Brown and husband, David, Christopher Lay, Matthew Lay and wife, Christine, Sarah Lay, Stephanie Johnson and husband, Jeff, and Holly Davis and husband, Brad; Great Grandchildren, Ian Bargy, Lorelei McCullah, Peyton Jones, and Boone Davis; Sisters-in-Law, Margaret Ayers and Irene Willocks.  Several Nephews, Nieces, other relatives and friends.

A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery.  The family will publicly celebrate Mrs. Betty’s life at a later date.  Online condolences for Mrs. Longmire may be made at www.waltersfuneralhome.net.  Walters Funeral Home of LaFollette is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Betty Lou Ayers Longmire.