Betty L. Demps, 94, of Rock Island, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held on 11:00 am on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.  Burial will be held at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.  Memorials may be made to the family.

Betty was born on September 22, 1925 in Hominy, OK, the daughter of Elverse and Mary (Wilson) Hoyle.  She married Mitchell H. Demps in 1949 in Rock Island.  Betty worked as a CNA for the East Moline State Hospital.  She was a daughter of the Elks Elite Temple #1265.

Betty is survived by her daughters, Michelle (John) Edmondson, Rock Island and Michaela Anderson, Rock Island; grandchildren, Mitchell A. Demps, Rock Island, Jack Anderson, Kansas City, MO, Mia (James) Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, John Edmondson Jr., Rock Island, Michael Josh Anderson, Rock Island, and Lorri (Dan) Daniels; great grandchildren, Keyera, Vaughn, James (Kenyotta) Taylor III, Malcolm, Derrick, Jacques, Haylee, Monica, Myah, Juliet, Camryn, Bryce, and Brandon; multiple great-great grandchildren; and sister, Shirley (Robert) Murphey, Kansas, MO.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Mitchell; parents; grandson, Jason Anderson; and siblings, Viola Flournoy, Elverse Hoyle Jr., and Glorus Hill.

Betty's family would like to extend a special thank you to Megan Counts, Betty's special care giver whom went above and beyond, and to Dorothy Cotton, a sister from another mother.