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Postmaster: Please send address corrections to: The Daily News Journal, Gannett, Customer Service, PO Box 1387, Fort Smith, AR 72902. MURFREESBORO Betty Joyce Jackson, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. She was born on November 25, 1935, to her parents, Lyle and Alba Davidson. She graduated from Sarcoxie High School and Joplin Business College. Betty was a devoted wife and mother on a rather traditional life path when she received a devastating diagnosis that threatened to end her life prema- turely.
In desperation, she offered a prayer: me know the truth before I Soon afterwards, she had a life-changing encounter with Jesus of Nazareth, and God extended her life for many years. Miss Betty arrived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 1967 with her husband, George, to help establish a veterinary practice to provide for their young family. They opened their home for a Bible study that welcomed people from every part of the community. She shared her testimony and prayed for others with a sense of purpose shaped by her conviction of trans- forming power. A belief that prayer changes lives and futures became the overriding passion of her life.
George and Betty founded World Outreach Church in 1980 to continue sharing the joy of serving the Lord with a broader audience. She and George traveled the globe encouraging others to choose a life yielded to Jesus. For more than a decade they spent much of their time in Israel, overseeing the translation of Christian literature into Hebrew and serving the people of Jerusalem. Betty is survived by her husband of 68 years, George Jackson; her sons, Allen (Kathy) of Murfreesboro, Phillip (Angela) of Murfreesboro, and Doyle (Jennifer) of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Aaron Jackson (Brandi), Peter Jackson (Misti) and Sarah Grace Jackson; great-grandchildren, Wil- liam Allen Jackson and Bethany Joyce Jackson. She is also survived by two siblings, Doyle Davidson and Glenda Schoen.
Visitation will be held at World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem High- way, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Wednesday, July 17, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 18, at 10:00 a.m. at World Outreach Church in Three Crosses Sanctuary. In lieu of the family has requested donations be made to the Miss Betty Jackson Memorial Fund at World Outreach Church (Murfreesboro) and The Church Next Door (Columbus, OH) to establish memorial prayer gardens, extending legacy of prayer. Please leave online condolences for the family at www.jenningsandayers.
com Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, 820 South Church Street, Mur- freesboro, TN. 37130. 615-893-2422. Betty Joyce Jackson JENNINGS AYERS FUNERAL HOME CREMATION jenningsandayers.com TN-38984176 Betty Joyce World Outreach Church Jul 18 Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home Jul 16 88 Murfreesboro, TN DEATH NOTICES information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at dnj.com/obituaries Name Age Town, State Passed Arrangements Service Time Service Location Interment Obituaries 35 OBS HOPE. PEACE.
LOVE. Strength. Mitchell did reply about the com- plaint June 17 that also mentioned of interest issues involving the residential valuation coordinator. and all of the recent ethics com- plaints against our are cate- gorically false and Mitchell said. The Daily News Journal also awaits a response from the residential valuation coordinator after sending an email and leaving a phone message using the num- ber he lists on Facebook to contact him about real estate.
Complaint: Residential valuation coordinator promotes real estate on Facebook The second complaint included im- ages of Facebook posts of the property residential valuation coordi- nator promoting real estate listings and about his success as an agent. The residential valuation coordina- job is supervise and manage the residential appraiser the second complaint said. of doing what is required of the position, (the residential valuation coordinator) has blatantly used his posi- tion for the purpose of personal moneta- ry gain with the implicit approval of Rob Mitchell and (the chief the complaint said. information is commonly known throughout the by various Furthermore, this information has been witnessed and brought to the at- tention of Rob Mitchell and (the chief deputy) on multiple occasions by vari- ous The complainant cites state statutes regarding Law says willful means being from such The second complaint sent to the county attorney mentions Tennessee Code Annotated 8-47-101 and TCA 8-47- 103 within the sentence of the sub- mitted document. TCA 8-47-101 says anyone serving in a position of trust for the county who or willfully commit miscon- duct in shall forfeit or ousted from such TCA 8-47-103 says it is the duty for a county attorney receiving a complaint accusing a county public of of- fenses immediately and determine if exists based on TCA 8-47-101 to a court case oust such an from Mitchell initially plans to cut pay of 2 complaints Late June emails between Mitchell and Rutherford County Finance Director Michael Smith show that the property assessor had an initial plan that would have cut the pay of both employees who made complaints by 1.28%.
The initial plan also would have given the residential valuation coordinator a 21.08% raise, according to public records obtained by The Daily News Journal. to you are reducing two Smith said in a June 28 email to Mitchell. get many reductions so just want to con- no. no one is getting a reduction. Which Mitchell asked Smith in a June 29 email reply.
looks like Kincade and Key are get- ting a slight Smith said in a June 30 email to Mitchell. Mitchell replied back July 1 by telling the director that Key and Kin- cade should each be getting a new base annual pay of $51,101, which would be a raise to match what most of the prop- erty assessor employees are getting. The Rutherford County Commission recently approved a raise for govern- ment employees. Mitchell also adjusted his initial plan to increase the residential valuation co- salary by 21.08%, which would have provided an annual base pay of $74,916, according to the email ex- changes with the director. In- stead, the residential valuation coordi- nator will get $66,268, which is slightly above a boost in pay from his previ- ous annual base pay of $61,872.
not sure where the mix up with (residential valuation coordinator) Mitchell said in his July 1 reply to the nance director. Mitchell previously tells employees there would be no raises Prior to the raise plans, Mitchell in a May 16 email to his employees suggested that Mayor Joe Carr had recommended a property budget with- out raises. The mayor, however, did recommend a property assessor budget with raises to the Rutherford County Com- mission Budget, Finance Investment Committee. The suggested property assessor budget showed a $242,159 reduction from the $3.85 mil- lion requested by Mitchell to operate in this year that started July 1. Carr suggested that Mitchell absorb the total $115,000 cost of raises by using budget surpluses from the property that annually range from $400,000 to $500,000.
The budget committee advised the full commission to approve a budget with a increase for government work- ers, which is more than recom- mended lift to the pay scales for em- ployees. Reach reporter Scott Broden with news tips or questions by emailing him at To support his work with The Daily News Journal, sign up for a digital subscription. Assessor Continued from Page 1A Ethics Committee meeting set The Rutherford County Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. July 17 at the Rutherford County Courthouse in the center of the Public Square in downtown Murfreesboro. The committee will be examining a complaint against Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell..
