Funeral services for Betty Elaine Farmer Vinson, age 82, will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 10:00 AM at First Baptist Church with interment to follow at Northview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at First Baptist Church. Dr. Cliff Morris, Donnie Vinson, Wil Fason, and Mike Vinson will officiate.

Mrs. Vinson was born October 22, 1940, in Gordon, GA.  Betty was loved by many people for her unflinching kindness.  If you knew Betty, you had a great friend who would laugh, support, and care for you unconditionally.  She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Dublin for over 60 years.  As a survivor of breast cancer, she volunteered in providing care guidance and counseling to newly-diagnosed patients in the Dublin area.  While her children were still of school age, Betty entered college and earned a B.S. in Early Childhood Development from Georgia College in 1980.  She worked with the Dublin City School System as an elementary school teacher for 22 years.  She was a former member of the Dublin Service League.  Her passionate love for Jesus Christ was unyielding.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Randall Farmer.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Don Vinson of Dublin; son, James "Donnie" Vinson Jr. (Dee) of Bogart; daughter, Laurie Vinson Fason (John) of Dublin; son, Mike Vinson (Sandy) of Lizella; grandchildren Stacey Blackwell (Brian), Jay Vinson (Hannah), Kelly Ballard (Matt), Wil Fason (Babbs), Benjamin Vinson, and Caroline Vinson; great-grandchildren, Levi Blackwell, James Vinson IV, Natalie Ballard, Maddie Ballard, Hatcher Fason, Hadley Fason; and sister, Linda Billman (Bruce) of Stafford, VA.

Pallbearers will be John Fason, Ben Vinson, Wil Fason, Jay Vinson, Matt Ballard, and Brian Blackwell.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her honor to the "Hands of Ruth" fund at First Baptist Church in Dublin, GA.

Please visit www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorial register.

Townsend Brothers Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.