Betty Lou Everton Brickhouse, 88, of Columbia died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation Center. 

Born Feb. 20, 1930 in Tyrrell County she was the daughter of the late Fred Carlon Everton and Minnie Marie Parisher Everton and was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edmond Brickhouse; grandson, Blake Edmond Cahoon; brothers, Myron Everton and Freddie Everton and special friend, Duard Brickhouse.  Betty was a retired Medicare Associate with Tyrrell County Health Department and member of Sound Side Free Will Baptist Church.  

Her family includes her daughters, Marie B. Cutrell and husband James, Kathy B. Cahoon and husband James, Linda B. Holton and husband Phil all of Columbia, Jeanie B. Harrell and husband Clark of Gatesville; sisters, Ann E. Rumbough and husband Wallace of Swannanoa, Lynne E. Flattum and husband Darryl of Waynesboro, Virginia; grandchildren, Great Jo Cutrell, Katherine Alphin and husband Andrew, Will Harrell and wife Laura, Lauren Harrell, Mary Anna Harrell, Evan Holton and Stephanie Holton and four great grandchildren. 

Funeral service was held Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Sound Side Free Baptist Church, Columbia with Reverend Royce Reynolds officiating.   

Arrangements are by Maitland Funeral Home, Creswell. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.maitlandfuneralhome.com.