Betty Jean Talley

Mrs. Betty Jean Pierce Talley, age 93, of Eupora, Mississippi passed away on Saturday evening, November 7, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center Long Term Care Unit in Eupora. Betty was born on August 28, 1933, in Maben, Mississippi to the late James Harlis Pierce and Clyde Champion Pierce. She was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant and member of Mathiston First Baptist Church in Mathiston, Mississippi. Betty is survived by her children, Wanda Gail (Charlie) Hardin of Stewart, Mississippi, Diane Turner of Kosciusko, Mississippi, James Denton (Anita) Talley of Stewart, Mississippi, Tammy Michelle Hadley of Weir, Mississippi and Stephanie Ann (Craig) Howard also of Weir, Mississippi; fifteen grandchildren, thirty-one great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of forty-eight years, Denton Talley; one daughter, Teresa Jean Talley; one great great grandchild; both parents, James Harlis Pierce and Clyde Champion Pierce and two sisters, Mattie Talley and Virginia Ann Pierce. Funeral Services for Mrs. Betty will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at Oliver Funeral Home Chapel in Eupora, Mississippi. The family will receive friends and loved ones for a time of Visitation on Monday evening, November 9, 2026, from 6:00PM until 8:00PM and on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 1:00PM until time for Services at 2:00PM at Oliver Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Rev. Randy Bridges will officiate the services. Those serving as pallbearers will be Eddie Turner, Jr., Charlie Hardin, Jr., Shaine Talley, Jason Hardin, Ernest "Cliff" Clifford Hadley IV, Matthew Staten, Brandon Hadley and Carson Howard. Oliver Funeral Home of Eupora is honored to be entrusted with all arrangements for the Talley family.