Betty Bulla

Betty Ribelin Bulla, 79, of Lake Shore Drive, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Hinkle Hospice House. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church, where she was a charter member, with the Rev. Dr. Dearl Bunce officiating. Entombment will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Bulla was born June 5, 1935, in Davidson County, to Melvin Ribelin and Mary Elise Davis Leatherman. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, her husband, Troy Lee Bulla Sr. preceded her in death. Surviving are sons, Lee Bulla Jr. and wife Cindy, and Andy Bulla and wife Regina, both of Lexington; daughter, Lisa Bulla Elliott and husband Brad of Lexington; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother; and one sister. Memorials may be made to Coggins Memorial Baptist Church, 1306 South Main Street, Lexington, NC 27292; or Hinkle Hospice House, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292.