Betty Muriel Lyell, age 85, died July 14, 2019 at Walter Reed Convalescent Center, Gloucester. Betty was a native of Gloucester and of Baptist faith.

Husband Boyd Lee Lyell Jr. preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Diane Hudgins, Gale Leone (Maurice); son, Michael Keith Lyell (Denise);  seven grandchildren, Cristina Schultz (Chris), Amanda Lewis (Brandon), Jessie Tamplet (Austin), Robbie Lee Hudgins (Lynn), Gerald Ray Hudgins (Becky), Christopher Lyell (Kristen), Lindsay Smith (David); 13 great-grandchildren, Sawyer, Sophia, Sadie, Cason, Cooper, Preston, Anna, Lauren, Xavier, Isabel, Ivan, Jayden, Nash; brothers, Tom Hogge (Betty Jean) and Jennings Hogge, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

A funeral service, conducted by the Rev. Ann Tang and Pastor Charlie Ryan, was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Salem United Methodist Church, 11408 Salem Church Road, Gloucester, Va. 23061. The family received friends in the church from 10-11 before the service. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, c/o Joanne Gallagher, P.O. Box 43, Ware Neck, Va. 23178.

Services under the direction of Hogg Funeral Home.