Betty Jean (Hood) Lively, was born on May 18, 1950 in Fairview, Oklahoma to Walter Lee and Mary Myrtle (Reasoner) Hood. Betty lived in Fairview with her family until they moved in 1956 to Alva, Oklahoma. In 1966, Errol Smith became Betty's stepfather. While in Alva, Betty attended and graduated from Alva Public Schools, and would go on to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University, graduating with a degree in Elementary Education in 1972. On March 16, 1973, Betty married the love of her life, Jim Lively, in Alva. To this union was blessed three children, daughter Brandy, daughter Aimee, and son Dillon.

Following their marriage, Betty and Jim moved to Dodge City, Kansas in 1973. In 1974, they moved to Woodward, Oklahoma. Finally, in 1975 Betty and Jim moved to Sharon, Oklahoma, where she resided until her passing. Betty was an elementary teacher, and she taught at Sharon-Mutual Elementary from 1978 until she retired in 2008. In 1987, Betty earned her master's degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She was also a member of the Sharon United Methodist Church.

Betty enjoyed going on simple vacations and doing yard work, crafting, and occasionally going to the casino. But undoubtedly Betty's favorite joy was spending time with the family and watching her grandsons, AKA "her boys," play sports.

Betty passed from this life on June 3, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her father Walter Hood, mother Myrtle Hood, stepfather Errol Smith, and brothers Don and Harold Hood.

Betty is survived by her husband Jim Lively of the home; daughter Brandy (Lively) Hensley and husband Ty of Mooreland; daughter Aimee Lively of Oklahoma City; son Dillon Lively and girlfriend Kayla Spencer  of Sharon; grandson Bayler Hensley and girlfriend Sarah Lichtenwalter of Mooreland; grandson Daylan Williamson of Oklahoma City; sister Linda Tompkins of Burleson, Texas; stepsister Shirley Schultz and husband Clark of Alva; stepsister Donna Roe of Alva; special friends Stacia Cole and Joan Ross; numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Memorial donations may be made to-

Shaw Funeral Home towards a Memorial Bench

or the

United Methodist Church - Sharon

c/o

Shaw Funeral Home

P.O. Box 276

Vici, OK 73859