Betty Lou (Brown) Weddle

Betty Lou Brown Weddle, of Liberty, passed from this life at 8:00AM on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family. She was 92.

She was born on September 17, 1932, in Casey County, KY to the late Ottis “Ott” and Lucy Ann Stone Brown.

Betty was a retired teacher with the Casey County School System.  After graduating from the University of Kentucky, she started her teaching career at Creston, in a one-room school.  She spent most of her 30-year career at Liberty Elementary School where she taught 5th grade and 8th grade literature. She was a member of Liberty First Christian Church, where she formerly served as a Board Member and a Sunday School teacher.

She was involved with politics, specifically the Republican Party, all her life.  Betty was a former liaison for Gov. Louie B. Nunn and is the current Vice Chairperson for the Casey County Republican Party. She was a special friend to Senator Mitch McConnell. Betty Lou loved her family, her teaching profession, her students and the people of Casey County.

Survivors include her son, Thomas Marion Weddle, Jr., of Liberty; her daughter, Linda Hatter, of Liberty; three grandchildren, Andrew Weddle, Luann (and Hagen) Williams, and McKinzee (and Stephen) Frazier; and four great-grandchildren, Mason Weddle, Lucy Williams, Anslee Weddle, and Reed Williams.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Marion “T.M.” Weddle, who passed away on June 25, 2021, and her son-in-law, Jeff Hatter.

Funeral services will be at 3:00PM on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Dwight Coffman officiating. Burial will be private.

The family will receive visitors from 1:00PM to 3:00PM Sunday, August 3, 2025, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Housam Haddad, Johnny Beard, Stuart Carman, Reed Williams, Andrew Weddle, Hagen Williams, Mason Weddle, Stephen Frazier, and Daniel Perez.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Central Kentucky Ag Exposition Center or the Liberty First Christian Church.

The arrangements for Mrs. Betty Lou Brown Weddle have been entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.  An online guestbook is available at www.mckinneybrown.com.