Betty Lou Walker Shows

Funeral Services for Mrs. Betty Lou Walker Shows, 79, of Monroe, LA, will be held 10:00AM Thursday, August 20, 2020, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Mrs. Shows was born September 11, 1940, in Oak Grove, LA and passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center Specialty Hospital in Monroe, LA. Betty was a phenomenal woman who never met a stranger. She loved and loved hard. Her family was her pride and joy and she was always willing to give her last to any of them. She was the most comforting person you'd ever meet and made everyone feel welcomed. She was a best friend to us all and will be significantly missed.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, James Shows; five daughters, Janice Shows, Marilyn Gross, Barbara Shows, Joyce Shows and Lois Shows; granddaughter, Daniela Hemphill; grandson, Derrick Shows; sister, Linda Paul; brothers, Elmer Walker, Horace Walker, and Charles Roy Walker; and parents, Claude and Opal Walker.

Survivors include children, James D. Shows and wife Dana, Theresa Hemphill and husband Damon, Carolyn Abshire and husband Warren, Susie McQuillin and husband Lane, and James W. Shows, Jr. and wife Leah; sisters, Ruby Walker, Vickie Tibbs, and Joyce Davis; brother, David Walker; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Christopher McQuillin, Timothy McQuillin, Shane McQuillin, Bruce McQuillin, Michael Guice, and Dylan Shows. Honorary pallbearer will be Kaleb Pearce.

Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 7:00PM Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home.

Memorials can be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, https://www.cff.org/give-today/.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Monroe, LA