Betty Jo (Shurbet) Caraway Askey
March 30, 1932 — March 5, 2015
Decatur ~ Betty Jo Caraway Askey, 82, a homemaker, went to be with our Lord Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Decatur.
Graveside service is 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Sweetwater Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel.
Dr. Van Gardner will officiate.
Betty was born on March 30, 1932 to Morgan and Gracie (Smirl) Shurbet in Crafton, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, James Caraway, James Dunlap, and Douglas Askey; 2 sisters; 5 brothers; her grandchild, Sally Longoria; her great grandchild, Xander Whitehead.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her daughters, Barbara Ford and husband Jim of Springtown, Judy Strange and husband Alvin of Decatur, and Lisa Workman and husband Terry of Chico; her sons, Ricky Caraway and wife Laurie of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, Billy Caraway and wife Donna of Decatur, and Kelly Caraway and wife Cristy of Paradise; 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home, Decatur, Texas, 940-627-5959