Betty Jean (Tart) Mathis

Betty Jean Tart Mathis, age 71, of Cullowhee, NC, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017.  She was born in Franklinton, NC, the daughter of the late Jimmy and Alice Queen Tart.  She worked in the medical field as a  respiratory therapist and was a Baptist by faith.  She loved gardening, flowers and dogs, and was a loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by a son, Jamie Mathis (Pam) of Franklin, NC, daughters, Alicia Estes (Eddie) of Whittier, NC, Karen Grant (David) of Burlington, NC and Michelle Mathis of Sylva, NC; grandchildren, Nicole Sherrill, Sam Estes, Kevin Mathis, Heather Mathis, Tristan Mathis, Natasha Hamlet, Cassie McKinney, Tiana Phillips, and Autumn Johnson; great‑grandchildren, Riley Cabe, Brighan Sherrill, Maddux Hamlet, Savannah Johnson and Cali Mathis.

A private memorial service will be held later.

Online condolences may be made at bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.  Bryant‑Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Mathis family.