Betty Jo York

york 185-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.