Betty Jean Phelps Stone, age 76, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Monday, (September 06, 2021) at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehab.

She was born on October 15, 1944 in Hardinsburg, KY the daughter of the late William Rapier and Mary Alice Phelps Wheatley.

She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and was an avid U.K. fan. She was a devout Catholic who enjoyed volunteering and spending time with her family and friends at St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was an Ursuline Associate of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph, a member of the Altar Society of St. Joseph, the Apostles for Divine Mercy and was a former Eucharistic Minister and Lecter of St. Joseph. In addition to her church activities, she was also a Kentucky Colonel and a former Cub Scout Leader.

She is survived by her sons, Lonnie Stone (Penny) and Michael Stone (Jenny), both of Leitchfield; seven grandchildren, Tiffany Stevenson, Felicia, Ryan, Luke, Christopher, Sadie and Lynsie Stone; several great-grandchildren; a brother, Ronnie Ross (Mary Enith) of Peonia; two sisters, Brenda Renfrow (Frank) and Debbie Lucas (Larry) both of Leitchfield;  and a sister-in-law, Betty Lou Miller (Lamont). Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by Lonnie Stone and her grandmother, Martha Kessinger Phelps.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, (September 10, 2021) at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Leitchfield. Father Tony Bickett will be officiating, with cremation to follow. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation will be at the Dermitt Funeral Home from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and beginning at 9:00 a.m. Friday. Service will then follow at the church at 11:00 a.m.

A Prayer service will be held on Thursday night beginning at 6:00 p.m.