Betty Jean Meadows, 56, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Sunday, December 19th, 2021, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Masonic Silver Crown Cemetery in Metropolis.

Betty Jean Meadows was a devoted follower of Christ and a loving and supportive mother. She was known around her community to be encouraging and kind to everyone she met. Betty was called to minister and was always willing to pray and talk to others who needed help or just a listening ear. She enjoyed going to church, spending time with family, friends, and members of the Massac County community. Much of her time was spent volunteering for her church family at Greater Dimensions and outreach programs. Betty was a clerk for 14 years at City Hall for the City of Metropolis. Betty had a love for arts and crafts that she passed down to her children, along with other amazing qualities. Betty always put others before herself and was willing to give her last if it could help someone else.

Betty is survived by her children, Elisia Cruz, Isaiah Cruz, and wife Taylor and granddaughter Hazel Grace, Samuel Cruz and wife Constance and Sarah Cruz-Williams and husband Shamir; her children's father, Angel Cruz; siblings, Valda Wade (Larry), Doris Meadows-Puckett (Robert), Patricia Smith (Benjamin), Charles "Chuck" Lee Meadows, Bruce Meadows (Adella), and Andre' Meadows (Candice); and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Edward "Speedy" and Dorothy Lee Meadows, and her aunt and namesake, Betty Jean Smith.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 28th, at the funeral home.

Condolences may be left online at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com.