NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Betty Taylor York Tichenor, 89, of Nashville, passed to her eternal rest on Oct. 28, 2020. She was born in Hartford, Kentucky, on Jan. 15, 1931, to Fielder and Gola York.
She married the love of her life, Delbert Tichenor, in 1954, and had three children. After living in Illinois for a few years, the couple moved to Nashville in the late 1950’s to raise their family.
Betty was a devoted wife and homemaker who loved family life. She was a seamstress and avid quilter, having sewn countless quilts for family and friends through the years. For many years, she and Delbert enjoyed attending craft fairs, auctions, and yard/estate sales, as well as visiting relatives in Kentucky. Betty was a lifelong member of Judson Baptist Church and was active in her Sunday School for decades. As a volunteer with the church’s Helping Hands Program, Betty sewed over a thousand colorful pillowcases for distribution to hospitalized children, in addition to lap throws for patients at the Veterans Hospital.
She is preceded in death by her daughter, Dava Maria Rinehart, of Bell Buckle, Tennessee; parents, Fielder and Gola York, of Hartford; and siblings, Ruth Bennett, of Centertown, Kentucky, and Charles York, of Hartford.
Betty is survived by her husband, Delbert Allison (D.A.) Tichenor; daughter, Dolly (John) Irish, of San Angelo, Texas; son, Patrick (Teresa) Tichenor, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; granddaughters, Sara (Timothy) Braun, of Memphis, Tennessee, and Rachel (Anthony) Ward, of Pleasant View, Tennessee; and great-grandson, Brooks Braun, of Memphis.
A visitation will be held at Woodbine Funeral Home, 3620 Nolensville Road, Nashville, on Monday, Nov. 2, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A visitation will also be held in Kentucky on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bevil Brothers Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Burial will be at Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.