Mrs. Betty Jean Bryson

Mrs. Betty Jean Bryson, age 81, of New Concord, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House.

Mrs. Bryson was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 14, 1944, to the late H.C. Smith and Mary Norene (Pack) Smith. Mrs. Bryson was a retired accountant with the Tennessee Bankers Association.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bryson was preceded in death by one sister, Nancy Smith Hill.

Mrs. Bryson is survived by her husband, Gary “Cowboy” Moore Bryson, of New Concord, Kentucky, to whom she married on September 25, 1987, in Springfield, Tennessee; one daughter, Tammy Renee LaTourette and husband Alan; two sisters, Linda Smith Dixon and Sherrie Smith Reid; three grandchildren, Austin Tyler Hall and wife Morgan, Rachel Shay LaTourette, and Trace Alan LaTourette; as well as two great grandchildren, Hendon Richard Hall and Lofton Tyler Hall.

There will be no public services held at this time.

The J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences can be made at www.jhchurchill.com