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Bette Near

December 31, 1969 — February 23, 2021

Bette Kiser Shaw-Near entered into rest on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. She was the wife of the late Dallas B. Shaw.

She was a member of Windsor Hills United Methodist Church, volunteered at Ram House and retired from Blue Ridge Cancer Care. She enjoyed tending to her flowers and enjoyed her children and grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her husband Dallas Shaw; her parents Edward and Norris Kiser, and Mother and Father- in- law DB and Johnie Shaw.

She is the mother of daughter, Melinda S. White, (Kevin) of Stafford, VA and son, Kevin E. Shaw, (Allison Meincke) of Blacksburg, VA; nine grandchildren, Justin and Kyle White, Lindsay, Allison, Atali, Dakota, Peyton Shaw, Chloe and Christian Davis; three sisters, Joan Sturdivant, Judy Jamison and Debbie McGrath and nieces and nephews.

Her celebration of life and interment will be held on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Smithers Cemetery in Hudgins, Virginia. Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, Virginia is assisting the family. Please be advised that current state-mandated guidelines will apply to all in attendance, including social distancing and appropriate face coverings.

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Friday, March 5, 2021

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Smithers Lane, VA 23035

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