Betty Jane Skinner Evans

She was born on July 26, 1934, in Pollard, AR to the late Orbie and Flora Cole Fugate.

She married Albert Skinner on December 12, 1951, he preceded her in death on June 18, 1984; she married Charles Evans on August 4, 1994, he preceded her in death on November 3, 2019.

She was a member at Miner Baptist Church in Miner, MO.

She is survived by one daughter, Teresa (Bill) Bye of Sikeston, MO; one son, Jonathan “Scott” (Merri) Skinner of New Iberia, LA; one brother, Dan (Cheryl) Fugate of Raymore, MO; one sister, Margaret Ann Patton of Palestine, TX; one grandson, Wesley (Christy) Bye and two great-grandchildren, Jackson Bye and Jillyan Bye.

In addition to her parents and husbands she was preceded in death by one son, Gregory Skinner.

Visitation will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, MO where funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with Bro Steve Francis, pastor at Miner Baptist Church, officiating.

Interment will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston, MO.

Pallbearers will be Howard Harper, Stan Maggi, John Newman, Wesley Bye, Mike Keefer and Phil Hubbert.

Honorary pallbearers will be Boe Green, Ben Jeffries and Gary Ryan.

Family suggests memorial donations be made to HMDG – Historic Downtown, 215 N New Madrid St, Sikeston, MO 63801 or Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, 11300 Saint Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.nunneleefuneralchapel.com for the Evans family.