Betty Jean Mckinney Rutledge Bishop

BETTY JEAN MCKINNEY RUTLEDGE BISHOP
Betty was born on May 11, 1944, and passed away October 12, 2023, at the age of 79 years young, surrounded by her loving family.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Robert “Bobby” J. Bishop Jr.; two sons, Steven Jerome Rutledge, and Douglas Wayne Rutledge (Tammy); three grandchildren, Alexis Christine Rutledge, Robert Kyle Rutledge and Branson Douglas Rutledge; her brother Jerry Dale McKinney (Marie), her three sisters-in-law, Doris E. McKinney, Dorothy Bishop Cadella and Sandra Bishop Nunez; her nieces; Sheila J Long (Jimmy), Kimberly McKinney, Kristi M Suprean (Cory), Betty R Griffith (Horace), and her nephews; Frank D McKinney (Gale), John A McKinney (Jonna), Marty K Johnson, her Cousin, Carolyn Cleveland; and many great/great-great / nieces and nephews, and other loving family.

She is reunited in Heaven with her parents, Otis and Leona McKinney; her brother, Frank D. McKinney; her sister, Dorothy McKinney Allbritton; her former husband, Billy Wayne Rutledge; her two daughters, Marjorie Karol Rutledge and Elisa Jean Rutledge, her mother-in-law, Dorothy Bishop-LiRocchi, two nieces; Wendy I McKinney and Virginia Johnson, and her nephew Eddie D Johnson.

Betty was a nurse at Slidell Memorial Hospital for over 30 years before continuing her nursing career with Dr. Serrant for another 20+ years. She continued her love and passion of caring for people up until her final days.
Anyone who has ever met Betty knows that she has the biggest heart of anyone you will ever meet. She is most known for her loving, kindhearted, generous, and selfless acts to family, friends, co-workers and strangers, and her great sense of humor. Actually, Betty never met a stranger because as soon as she met you, she started “giving” to you. Maybe she gave you food or clothing or a thoughtful gift, book or card, or maybe she gave you time – time to pray with you, time to talk with you, time to listen, time to laugh and time to love. If you were fortunate enough to meet her, you were going to feel her love, and you were going to hear her tell you about Jesus. Betty was a woman of strong faith and a member of The Life Church of Picayune.
Betty had a lot of hobbies: she enjoyed crafts, she loved animals, she sang beautifully, she loved caring for people, she loved laughing, and she loved Jesus; but most of all, she loved her family!!
To continue honoring Betty’s legacy, please pay her generosity forward by helping out someone in need.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Picayune Funeral Home. Services to begin at 12:00 p.m. in the Picayune Funeral Home chapel, officiated by Pastor Leo Burge. Burial to follow at First Baptist Church Henleyfield.