Betty Jean Wasson

Betty Jean Wasson, 91, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2026, and 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Marvin Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Tyler Hunt will officiate the service.

Betty was born on April 30, 1935, to Clyde Adams and Mildred Bain Adams in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was dedicated to her work as a seamstress. Betty was a member of Marvin Chapel Methodist Church.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Lauran Sanders, of Ethel, Mississippi; grandchildren, Bradley Sanders (Terri Lyn), and Daniel Sanders; many great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Adams (Delorise) of McCool, Mississippi; and sisters, Annette Weaver of Kosciusko, Mississippi and Bonnie Barns of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Adams and Mildred Bain Adams, and granddaughter, Melissa Sanders.

Serving as pallbearers are Bradley Sanders, Brayden Sanders, Riley Watson, Daniel Sanders, Scott Wasson, and Tyler Weaver.

Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org.