Betty Jane Kidd

Mrs. Betty Jane Kidd, age 81, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.  She was born in Surry County on November 22, 1937, to the late Fred Henry O’Neal, Sr. and the late Mary Lee Patterson O’Neal.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kelly Wallace Kidd; sister, Nancy Ardner; brother, Sam O’Neal.  Mrs. Kidd was a homemaker, had driven a school bus for Surry County School System for over 25 years, and was a member of Level Cross United Methodist Church.  Surviving are her children and spouses, Jeffrey and Camarra Kidd, Denise Kidd Lambert, Karen Kidd Barker and husband, Kevin; grandchildren, Kelley Kidd and significant other, Derek Moore, Kaitlin Kidd Beane and husband, Andrew, Abigail Lambert, Sy Kidd, Gabriel Barker, Presley Barker; great-grandchildren, Sawyer Badgett, Maverick Moore; sisters and brother-in-law, Violet and Ray Hill, Linda Branch; brother and sister-in-law, Fred O’Neal Jr. and Faye O’Neal; best friend, Kay Draughn.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 11:00 am at Salem Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.  Dr. Darrell Tate, Rev. Elias Fernandez, and Rev. Russell Billo will be conducting the services.  The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Moody-Davis Funeral Home.  The family has requested in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200 Mt. Airy, NC 27030.