Betty Jean Lilley O'Dell passed away on April 2, 2021 at the age of 75. She died peacefully at her home in Eureka on April 2, 2021.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Bertha and Kenneth Lilley, her sisters Mary Holdcraft.
May Basler, Alice Hernadez, Evelyn Carpenter, brother Jim Pannel, and her oldest daughter Tina Montana and grandson Zane Montana.
Betty was widely recognized as an entrepreneur at the age of 18, as a landlord buying many properties over a span of 56 years. She was fearless and faced any obstacle with strength and determination.
Betty is survived by her son Preston O'Dell, her daughters Amanda O'Dell, Tammy Weir, six grandchildren,
and brother-in-law Bob Basler.