Alene Akin Proctor

Betty Alene Devers Akin Proctor, age 89 passed away on November 30, 2023.

Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Gray’s Chapel Church of the Nazarene, with Rev. Mike Proctor and Rev. Ken Andrews officiating. Burial will follow at Ryes Chapel Cemetery.

Betty was born on May 27, 1934, in Montgomery Co., TN, the daughter of the late Vernon and Louise Herrell Devers.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2023, at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home and Sunday from 1 p.m. until the hour of the service at the Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John Akin, and second husband, Russell Proctor; son, Allen Taylor; grandson, Christopher Newton; siblings, Raymond Devers, Allen Devers, Frank Devers, Lonnie Devers, Mac Devers, Frances Nicks, Bessie Biter, Gladys Epps, and Sue Devers; and son-in-law, Donald Duncan.

Survivors include children, Mary (Mike) Newton, Judy (Greg) Ussery, Debbie Duncan, and April (Scott) Nelson; children by marriage, Angie (Todd) Lee and Gary Proctor; brother, Winston Devers; grandchildren, Brandon Lee, Clara Lee, Melanie Parker, Jasen Ussery, Warren Duncan, and Bridget Thomasson; great-grandchildren, Ella Rose Nelson, Taryn Cannon, Cheyanne Thomasson, Coty Newton, Rianna Hardy, and Jasey Ussery; great-great grandchildren, Lillee Hardy, and Athena Cannon.

Pallbearers will be Todd Devers, Lonnie Devers, Charles Moseley, Jerry Akin, Jeff Akin, and Monnie Merrell.

Condolences may be made online at Navefuneralhomes.com