Betty Jean McFarland

Monday, October 25, 2021

Betty Jean McFarland, 83, of Osceola, passed away Oct. 15, 2021, at her residence. She was a retired factory worker, retired from Mississippi County E.O.C. and a member of Tabernacle M.B. Church in Osceola. Ms. McFarland was born Sept. 14, 1938, to Alex Young and Rosie Lee Smith England. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alex McFarland Sr.; two sons, Curtis Carbin and Oscar Carbin; two brothers, Eddie Thompson and Walter England; and one sister, Gloria Greenlow.

She is survived by one son, Alex (Rachelle) McFarland Jr. of Carrollton, Texas; three daughters, Yvette (Zachery) Ward Sr. of Jonesboro, Kimberly McFarland of Providence Village, Texas, and Keshia McFarland of Osceola; one sister, Brenda Campbell of Osceola; 21 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 29, from 5-7 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem M.B. Church in Osceola. Burial will be at Whiteside Cemetery in Osceola with Rev. Moses Black officiating. Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola is in charge of arrangements.