Betty Gayle Metz Branham, 70, of Blythewood, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Born in Blythewood, SC on March 28, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Wylie David and Myrtle Rebecca Cook Branham. Betty was a graduate of Blythewood School, worked in the Swimming Pool Industry and as a school bus driver for Lexington Richland School District 5. Betty also worked as a 5-year-old Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant for Dutch Fork Elementary school and was a member of First Baptist Church of Ridgeway.

Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Metz-Muller (Chad); a son, Thomas Ray McLemore, III; two grandchildren, Abby Muller-Ellis (Jesse) and Tyler Muller both of Irmo, SC; one great granddaughter, Paislee Ellis of Irmo; siblings, JoAnn Branham (Pete), Harold Branham (Rachel), Mildred Hatchell, Tony Branham, Cecil Branham (Margaret), Rebecca Branham, Wilbur Branham (Laurie); as well as numerous nephews, nieces; great-nephews and nieces and a host of other loving extended family members. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Palmer Branham, William Branham, Donald Branham; and a sister Rosalyn Branham; and a bother-in-law, Scotty Hatchell.

The funeral service for Ms. Branham will be held 1 o'clock, Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. Burial will follow the service in Aimwell Cemetery, 673 N Coleman St, Ridgeway, SC. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Friday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, SC Chapter, 140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 210, Columbia, SC 29210.