Pastor Betty Jean Hill Goforth, 81, of Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at Via Health Partners (formerly Wendover Hospice House) in Shelby. She was born on June 1, 1944 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Ed McKinley Hill and Mattie Mae Lawrence Hill.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Bethlehem Temple, Grover, NC at 3:30 pm. Burial will take place at the church cemetery. The reception of family and friends will be from 3:00 pm until 3:30 pm at the church. All other times the family will be meeting at 1322-A Frederick St. Shelby, NC.