Funeral services celebrating the life of Betty Ray Ezell will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2020 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Pineville with Reverend David Gatch officiating. Burial will be in Jena Cemetery, Jena. The family requests that visitation be observed at Hixson Brothers, Pineville Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until time of service. Mrs. Ezell, 85, of Texas, formerly of Deville, passed from this life on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Mrs. Ezell was a member of Big Island Baptist Church, Deville. She dearly loved her church family. Betty was devoted to her family and to Christ. She had a heart of compassion and will be missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otha Ezell; son, James Ezell; parents, Limon and Maude Seward Ray; brother, Limon T. Ray, Jr., and sister, Madeline Cason. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Paul Ezell and wife, Cheryln; daughter, Brenda Olson and husband, Kevin; grandchildren, Lacie Ezell Sims and husband, Chance, Chase Ezell, and James Olson; great grandchildren, Tinley Sims, and Blake Ezell, and numerous other family and friends.