Betty Jo Riley Hall Jones, 95, a native of Arbovale, West Virginia and resident of Hampton, Virginia passed away peacefully on December 7th, with her daughter Brenda Hall Kresse at her side.

Betty was born on August 6, 1927 to Mary Martha Agnes Faulknier and Charles Cleveland Riley of Arborvale, West Virginia. She graduated from high school in 1945 and went to work immediately after graduation to help support her mother and sister as her father had just passed away. She headed for Meadville, Pennsylvania with relatives and had a succession of jobs there after attending Bible College for a year. Among the numerous places she worked in Meadville were the Talon Factory, Westing house and the Visco. She had dear friends from these years: Louise Sheckler and Susie Slavins to name two. Meadville was also where she met and later married Frederick A. Hall, fresh out of the army. They married in 1951 and had three children Fredericka, Douglas and Brenda who were all raised in Conneaut, Ohio. Betty was kept busy raising her children and working but also found time to volunteer at the local P.T.A., Brown Memorial Hospital Aide, Union Steward and Den Mother for son Douglas' Cub Scout pack. The children scattered after their high school graduations to Houston, Texas and Washington D.C. After living in Conneaut from 1957 to 1983, and working at the Hercules Plant, Astatic, Fiberglass, Presque Isle Plastics and General Electric, Betty's dear friends Betty and Paul Zumpft (Honorary Aunt Betty and Uncle Paul) moved to Florida when they retired. Betty couldn't join them in Florida and but left Ohio, wanting to be closer to family. She moved to Virginia in 1983, to be closer to her daughter Fredericka and son-on-law Clyde Cottrill and began a new chapter to her life. She stayed in contact with her friends, Betty Z, Susie and Louise, throughout her life visiting them as often as she could. She loved them immensely.

Betty was not idle in Virginia. She worked at Grant's and at the Old Mill Outlet until she retired for good. She also was involved in volunteer work taking home made baked goods to shut-ins, and the Warwick Assembly of God Women's Group. She helped everywhere she could. She even helped son-in-law Clyde when he was building his home Williamsburg. She was amazing.

She attended Warwick Assembly of God Church since 1983 where she met her second husband Jerold (Jake) Jones. They married in March 2007 at Warwick Assembly of God Church and had a lovely honeymoon on a Carnival Cruise. She and Jake enjoyed traveling immensely. We never knew where they would turn up next. They truly enjoyed visiting Betty's grandchildren in Houston and spending time with Jake's grandchildren and great grandchildren in Hampton. In recent years Betty and Jake attended Liberty Baptist Church until Jake's death in 2019. Betty then moved to Harmony on the Peninsula Assisted Living and made several new friends there, especially her "Golden Girls" buddies; Faye Fortnier, "Little" Betty Gains, Marianne La Marsh, and Regina Shorrt. She enjoyed her three years at Harmony and especially the company of her buddies. They took excursions on the bus and had numerous activities but mostly Betty loved Bingo and Pokeno, She did not want to miss a Bingo game. Betty was loved by all her knew her. She was bubbly and happy and sharp as a tack, right to the end. She was still issuing instructions to her daughters and son as to how she wanted her service when she passed.

Betty was preceded in death by her first husband of 23 years, Fred Hall (Conneaut, Ohio); her second husband of 12 years, Jerold M. Jones (Hampton, VA); grandson Caley Bertl (Houston TX); brother Charles Cleveland Riley, Jr. (Hagerstown. MD), and sisters, Mary Helen Riley Shears (Arbovale, WV) and Amy Riley Grove (Meadville, PA). She is survived by her children Fredericka Cottrill and her husband Clyde (Williamsburg VA), Douglas D. Hall and his wife Kim (Houston, TX) , Brenda L. Kresse and her husband John and their four children: John Paul Kresse (Ashlee), Jared Frederick Kresse, Noah Michael Kresse and Emma L. Kresse Copeland (David), and great grandson B.H. Copeland, all of Houston, as well as nephew Charles Riley of Hagerstown MD and his wife Jeanie. Betty spent a great deal of time with Jake's daughter-in-law Debora and son Stephen Spivey, their sons, S. J. Spivey (Katie) and Jeremy Spivey (Lacey) and their children, Jake's great- grandchildren. They visited Betty at Harmony many times in the past three years and their visits were greatly appreciated. Betty also leaves behind a great many nieces and nephews in both Ohio and Pennsylvania as well as a cousin in West Virginia, Kenneth Faulknier.

The family would like to thank two of Betty's close friends, Les and Jo Fowler for their love and support during this time.

Betty will be greatly missed by us all.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home with a time of visitation following the service until 3:00 PM.

Since her body is being transferred to Ohio for burial, the family requests, In lieu of flowers, that a contribution be made to 757 Strong Ministry at Liberty Baptist Church.