Betty Jean Francis McRight

June 19, 1930 - January 22, 2021

Graveside services for Betty Jean Francis McRight will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at Alexandria Memorial Gardens with Pastor Gentry Mangun officiating and under the direction of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home. Betty, age 90 of Alexandria, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Matthews Memorial Nursing Home. She is preceded in death by her husband, Everett Tyrus McRight; her parents, Cazzy O. and Izabella Bruce Francis; her sisters, Pinkie Stephens, Lavert Monroe, and Dorothy Chellette; and her brothers, Jimmy Francis and Red Francis. Betty was a lifelong member of Amiable Baptist Church. A former employee of Central State Hospital and Central Bank & Trust. She was a loving wife, mother and friend to everyone that knew her. She had a vivacious sense of humor and she never met a stranger. She enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, gardening, and bird watching. She is survived by her son Greg McRight and his wife Rebecca of Alexandria; her brother, Louis Francis and his wife Ruth of Lake Charles; and one sister, Marie Pringle of Little Rock, AR, and a host of nieces, nephews, and wonderful friends. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Matthews Memorial Nursing Home, Janet Warren and Clydell Ladner for all of the care and compassion given to Ms. Betty. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to Louisiana Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org/louisiana. To extend online notes of condolence to the McRight Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com.