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Betty Sue (Sansbury) Kernodle

Ms. Betty Sue (Sansbury) Kernodle, 83, a resident of Midland City (formerly of Wicksburg), passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Southeast Health following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Daleville Church of God, (122 Industrial Blvd., Daleville, Al. 36322) with Reverend Steven Smith and Reverend Donald Sansbury officiating. Burial will follow at Wicksburg Assembly of God Church with Glover Funeral Home of Dothan officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. prior to the services at the church.

Flowers will be accepted.

Ms. Kernodle was born February 7, 1942, in Port St. Joe, Florida, the daughter of Oliver James & Euna Mae (Gilley) Sansbury. She spent the early years of her life in Wicksburg and was a graduate of Wicksburg High School. Betty attended Wallace Community College and earned her Certified Nursing Assistant Certification. She worked at Dothan Manufacturing for 24 years and as a insurance clerk with Southern Bone and Joint for 8 years. Betty was a member of Daleville Church of God.

She is preceded by her parents; her husband, Joe Kernodle; her grandson, Trent Lewis; 2 sisters, Nadine McConnell and Shirley Nelson; 2 brothers, James Sansbury and George Sansbury.

She is survived by her son, James E. Lewis, Jr. of Pensacola, FL; her grandson, Kevin Lewis of Buford, GA; her two brothers, Reverend Donald Sansbury (Sandra) of Griffin, GA, and Lamar Sansbury of Wicksburg; three sisters, Mary Ann Brown of Enterprise, Linda Hobbs (Wayne) of Level Plains, and Donna Mauldin of Wicksburg; and several nieces and nephews.