HUNTSVILLE — Betty Faye Coger,

81, of Huntsville peacefully passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville. Betty was born Wednesday, June 21, 1939, at Wharton Creek, Ark., to Robert Burney and Lillian Olga Steele Fancher.

Betty married James Kay Coger on Saturday, March 17, 1956, in Huntsville, Ark., and together they were parents to three children.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, sister Sharon Rektor and brother Robert Fancher.

She is survived by her loving husband, Kay Coger of the home; son Jim Coger; daughters and son-in-law Michelle and John Marsh and Kathy Coger, all of Huntsville; grandchildren Tanner, Haley, Mattie, Kayla, Daniel, Sarah and Joseph; great-grandchildren Jaxon, Gabby, Taylor, Cannon, Boone, Olivia Grace, George and Ellery; brother Joseph Fancher and wife Kathleen; sister Mary Coger; and sister-in-law Pat Fancher. There are also 22 nieces and nephews.

Betty was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Huntsville. At one time she owned and operated her own art studio, The Brush & Palette, and enjoyed teaching painting lessons. She was a member of the Marble Extension Homemakers, and Friendship Club. She loved gardening, cooking, and was always curious about learning new things. Betty never knew a stranger, and if you knew her, you loved her.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Brashears Funeral Home. Due to covid-19, please practice social distancing and masks are required. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Brashears Funeral Home with Larry Mitchell officiating. Pallbearers will be Tanner Ray, Luke Dotson, Matthew Gillham, John Coger, David Cline and Robert Trinkle. Interment will immediately follow services at Huntsville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations honoring Betty’s great-granddaughter, Gabby Gillham, may be made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Way, Little Rock, Ark., 72202. Services are entrusted to Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory of Huntsville.