Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore from San Benito, TX passed peacefully in her sleep on June 11, 2019. She was 86 years old. Betty spent the last seven years of her life at Martha’s Care home, surrounded by loving caregivers.
Betty was born on January 20, 1933 on the family ranch in Uvalde, TX to James Clyde Wakefield and Elsie Weaver Wakefield. She was joined by younger brother Thomas a few years later.
She married Riley Gerald Kilgore on December 25, 1956 in Uvalde, TX. They took a wedding trip to Monterrey, Mexico. He preceded her in death in 2012.
Betty graduated from Uvalde High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Arts from Southwest Texas Junior College. Later in life, she also earned her Esthetician’s license.
Betty was a loving wife, mother, grand-mother, and great-grand-mother. Spending time with her family and grandchildren brought her the greatest joy. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, dining at Rancho Viejo Country Club, Olive Garden, Las Vegas Cafe, Longhorn Cattle Company, and Richard’s, as well as style shows and modeling for the Lo-Ree Dress Shop. She was a regular at Christmas parties for the Bert Ogden dealerships. She was known around San Benito for her cooking, especially her specialty Sloppy Joe’s at Kilgore's 777 snack bar. In addition to her family, she adored her pet Beagles.
After a private family burial, a Celebration of Life will be held at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home Monday, June 17, 2019 at 10:00 am.∼Celebration of Life will be held for Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore at 10:00 AM today, June 17, 2019, at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home. Arrangements by Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home of Harlingen.
Published in Valley Morning Star on June 17, 2019
Betty was born on January 20, 1933 on the family ranch in Uvalde, TX to James Clyde Wakefield and Elsie Weaver Wakefield. She was joined by younger brother Thomas a few years later.
She married Riley Gerald Kilgore on December 25, 1956 in Uvalde, TX. They took a wedding trip to Monterrey, Mexico. He preceded her in death in 2012.
Betty graduated from Uvalde High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Arts from Southwest Texas Junior College. Later in life, she also earned her Esthetician’s license.
Betty was a loving wife, mother, grand-mother, and great-grand-mother. Spending time with her family and grandchildren brought her the greatest joy. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, dining at Rancho Viejo Country Club, Olive Garden, Las Vegas Cafe, Longhorn Cattle Company, and Richard’s, as well as style shows and modeling for the Lo-Ree Dress Shop. She was a regular at Christmas parties for the Bert Ogden dealerships. She was known around San Benito for her cooking, especially her specialty Sloppy Joe’s at Kilgore's 777 snack bar. In addition to her family, she adored her pet Beagles.
After a private family burial, a Celebration of Life will be held at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home Monday, June 17, 2019 at 10:00 am.∼Celebration of Life will be held for Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore at 10:00 AM today, June 17, 2019, at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home. Arrangements by Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home of Harlingen.
Published in Valley Morning Star on June 17, 2019
Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore from San Benito, TX passed peacefully in her sleep on June 11, 2019. She was 86 years old. Betty spent the last seven years of her life at Martha’s Care home, surrounded by loving caregivers.
Betty was born on January 20, 1933 on the family ranch in Uvalde, TX to James Clyde Wakefield and Elsie Weaver Wakefield. She was joined by younger brother Thomas a few years later.
She married Riley Gerald Kilgore on December 25, 1956 in Uvalde, TX. They took a wedding trip to Monterrey, Mexico. He preceded her in death in 2012.
Betty graduated from Uvalde High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Arts from Southwest Texas Junior College. Later in life, she also earned her Esthetician’s license.
Betty was a loving wife, mother, grand-mother, and great-grand-mother. Spending time with her family and grandchildren brought her the greatest joy. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, dining at Rancho Viejo Country Club, Olive Garden, Las Vegas Cafe, Longhorn Cattle Company, and Richard’s, as well as style shows and modeling for the Lo-Ree Dress Shop. She was a regular at Christmas parties for the Bert Ogden dealerships. She was known around San Benito for her cooking, especially her specialty Sloppy Joe’s at Kilgore's 777 snack bar. In addition to her family, she adored her pet Beagles.
After a private family burial, a Celebration of Life will be held at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home Monday, June 17, 2019 at 10:00 am.∼Celebration of Life will be held for Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore at 10:00 AM today, June 17, 2019, at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home. Arrangements by Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home of Harlingen.
Published in Valley Morning Star on June 17, 2019
Betty was born on January 20, 1933 on the family ranch in Uvalde, TX to James Clyde Wakefield and Elsie Weaver Wakefield. She was joined by younger brother Thomas a few years later.
She married Riley Gerald Kilgore on December 25, 1956 in Uvalde, TX. They took a wedding trip to Monterrey, Mexico. He preceded her in death in 2012.
Betty graduated from Uvalde High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Arts from Southwest Texas Junior College. Later in life, she also earned her Esthetician’s license.
Betty was a loving wife, mother, grand-mother, and great-grand-mother. Spending time with her family and grandchildren brought her the greatest joy. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, dining at Rancho Viejo Country Club, Olive Garden, Las Vegas Cafe, Longhorn Cattle Company, and Richard’s, as well as style shows and modeling for the Lo-Ree Dress Shop. She was a regular at Christmas parties for the Bert Ogden dealerships. She was known around San Benito for her cooking, especially her specialty Sloppy Joe’s at Kilgore's 777 snack bar. In addition to her family, she adored her pet Beagles.
After a private family burial, a Celebration of Life will be held at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home Monday, June 17, 2019 at 10:00 am.∼Celebration of Life will be held for Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore at 10:00 AM today, June 17, 2019, at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home. Arrangements by Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home of Harlingen.
Published in Valley Morning Star on June 17, 2019
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