Betty Ruth Pistole, 87 of Friendship, died Friday, October 6, 2023, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She was born January 22, 1936, in Portsmouth, to the late Floyd Holsinger Sr. and Cora Colley Holsinger.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Carl Frederick Pistole whom she married on August 6, 1956, and 2 brothers: Floyd Holsinger and Bob Holsinger.
Betty first worked at Wiliams Shoe Factory and then at Life Ambulance for 15 years.
Betty is survived by a son, Michael (Malissa) Pistole, 2 daughters: Carla (Richard) Marasek and Teresa Pistole, 9 grandchildren; Michael Pistole, Matthew Pistole, Andrea Marasek, Andrew Marasek, Kendra Jody, Whitley Miller, Zachary Meeker, Breanna Kite, and Victoria Coriell, 16 great grandchildren; Kaitlin, Makayla, Chase, Alexa, Mylie, Brayleigh, Kaylee, Elizabeth, Alexandra, Janzen, Elin, June, James, Remmington, Channing and Blake, 2 great great grandchildren, Weston and Brendan.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth. The interment will be in Friendship Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday starting at 10:00 AM. Condolences may be sent to www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com.