Betty Lee Crabtree, 91, of Owensboro died Friday, November 28, 2025 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on September 9, 1934 in Caneyville to the late Stanley Lee and Flora Swift Lee.
Betty retired from General Electric. She loved working in her flower garden, quilting, and going to church and singing with her brother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Crabtree; a son, Jerry Crabtree; and siblings, Lowell Lee, Tommy Lee, Bobby (Patsy) Lee, and Foster Lee.
Survivors include her children, Cheryl Russell (Bob), Daryl Crabtree, Donald Crabtree (Brenda); six grandchildren, Cassie, Cami, West, Brandon, Miranda, and Jeromie; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Diane Pendley (Farrell); several nieces and nephews; and sisters-in-law, Pam, Joyce, and Mary “Boppie” Lee.
Services will be at 2:00pm on Monday December 1, 2025, at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow at New Macedonia Cemetery in Panther.
Visitation will be on Monday from 10:00am until 2:00pm at James H Davis Funeral Home & Crematory
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Alive Community Outreach, c/o Church Alive, 325 Carter Road, Owensboro, KY 42301.