Betty Jo Keeton

Betty Jo Keeton, 86, of Van Buren, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 in Fort Smith. She was born February 19, 1929 in Rising Star, TX to the late Arthur and Grace Miller. She retired from Walmart, and was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Van Buren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter James Keeton; her son-in-law, Ray Nelson; and three brothers, Cecil, Jimmy, and Robert Miller.

She is survived by a daughter, Jamie Nelson of Van Buren; a sister, Doris Sellers of Van Buren; a brother, Bill Miller of Van Buren; three grandchildren, DeAnn Spiller of Van Buren, Lori Miller of Van Buren, and David Nelson of Canton, GA; six great-grandchildren, Michelle Riggs, Kari Hatcher, Chelsea Stark, Gunner Miller, Keeton Nelson, Meredith Nelson; and six great-great-grandchildren, Luke, Olivia, and Ray Hatcher, and Austin, Drew, and Logan Riggs.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.

Pallbearers will be David Nelson, Nathan Riggs, Gunner Miller, Rett Hatcher, Johnny Burkhart, and Lawrence Clark.

The family will visit with friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2015, at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma Highway, Van Buren, AR.