85-year-old Betty Jo York of Carmi died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Betty was a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting and gardening and loved hummingbirds and the St. Louis Cardinals. She attended the First Christian Church in Carmi.
She is survived by her husband Melvin “Rudy” York; a son Bruce York and wife Kim of Carmi; a daughter Deborah Jo Olson and husband Mike of St. Louis; grandchildren Zachary, Lucas, Richard, Leslie, Maria and Logan; great-grandchildren Carson, Tripp and Layla Jo; a brother Jerry McGehee and wife Shirley of Springerton and a sister Jewell Stocke of Carmi.
Funeral services for Betty will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 16th at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Carmi with burial in Hammack Cemetery in Springerton. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.