Betty Jean Craven Oldham Daniel, born September 4, 1936, passed peacefully away on July 8, 2021. She was a 1953 graduate of Siler City High School, and a 1955 graduate of the Asheboro Business College. She is preceded in death by her parents, the late Marcus James “Mark” Craven and Virtle May Wright Craven of Siler City, along with her late husband, Lewis Kermit Oldham of Bear Creek.
Betty Jean was a valued employee of the Boling Chair Company, the Chatham Bank, First Union National Bank, Spence Builders’ Supply, Chatham Hospital, and Chatham Foods. She will always be remembered by everyone for her distinctive beauty, her eloquence, her grace, and her poise.
Betty Jean is survived by many Craven and Wright cousins, along with her surviving husband, Walter Scott Daniel Jr. She is also survived by her beloved children, Lewis Marcus “Mark” Oldham, Mack Eugene Oldham, Jean Denice Oldham Edwards, and Jamie Carlson Oldham; one grandson, Tyler Clifton Edwards; and two granddaughters, Torrie Lin Oldham and Teagan Jean Oldham.
A memorial may be contributed to any charity or church of one’s choice.
