Betty Drue Talley Cassell, 88, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation in Columbus, MS.

A service will be scheduled at a later date.

Mrs. Cassell was born June 6, 1931, in Burnside, MS to the late Robert Haygood and Marguerite Hanks Talley. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus, MS. She was a Deacon's wife, taught Sunday School, and sang in the choir for years. Mrs. Cassell married the late William "Bill" Donald Cassell in Culver City, CA on February 18, 1956. She had lived in Columbus since 1972 and worked for United Technologies as a motor tester for 20 years. She loved to read, knit, garden, and travel to visit family. Her greatest joy was always her grandchildren and great-granddaughter. In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers- Wilborne Talley, Joseph Talley, Dalvan Talley, Robert Talley; sisters- Katherine Parks, Margurite Bennett, Mary Storner, Jean Parker,  mother, and father-in-law; Donald and Mary Cassell; sister-in-law- Lela Blaylock; brothers-in-law- Bob Cassell and Johnny Cassell.

Mrs. Cassell is survived by her son- Donald (Penny) Cassell of Columbus, MS; daughters- Laura (Tim) Sundvall of Bend, OR, Angela (Chris) Hutchins of Bristow, VA; grandchildren- Megan (Kenny) Spangler, Carol (Andrew) Ashton, Keagan Hutchins, Kyle Sundvall, Kade Sundvall, Andrew Hutchins, Sky Sundvall, Christian Hutchins, Quinn Sundvall, Jacoby Sundvall, Maggie Sundvall; great-granddaughter- Kolbie Drue Spangler; sister-in-law- Violet Jurgeson; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The family asks in lieu of flowers make memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.