After high school, Betty Jo attended Northwest Missouri State University. She began her teaching career in Missouri, then moved to Phoenix, AZ in the mid-seventies. She was an educator for over 40 years, working a majority of her career at Tumbleweed School in the Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix, AZ. As an educator, she was enthusiastic, kind, and creative. She was well-loved by her fellow teachers and the many students whose lives she touched. Betty Jo had a wonderful sense of humor, a sharp wit, and loved a good joke. She loved animals and was devoted to her many pets over the years.
Betty Jo was dearly loved and will be fondly remembered by her family and friends in both Maryville, Missouri and Phoenix, Arizona.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Humane Society at americanhumane.org.
