Betty Jo Hypes, of Mullens, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018, from pancreatic cancer.
Born in Mullens, she was the daughter of Buford E. Hypes, Sr. and Annie Taylor Hypes.
Betty Jo graduated from Mullens High School in 1952, and Concord College in 1956. She taught in the English Department at West Virginia University for 42 years. Betty Jo loved WVU and was a true Mountaineer.
Betty Jo is survived by her sister, Alice Hypes; her brother, Pete Hypes (Rachel); nieces, Trudy Blackwell (Bucky), Tammy McKinney (Clifford), Elizabeth Hypes and Bertie Arellanos; nephews, Dr. Samuel E. Webster, Andrew Canterbury, Petie Hypes, and Derrick Hypes; and special great-nieces and nephews, Audra Blackwell (Matthew Martin), Mark Blackwell, Clint Houck, Amber Ribner (Andrew) and Blaine McKinney.
Friends may call from at the Tankersley Funeral Home, in Mullens, from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 4. Visitation will continue at the Highland Avenue Baptist Church, in Mullens, at 11 a.m. with services to begin at noon on Friday, October 5, with the Rev. Lewis Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Many thanks to her nephews, Dr. Sam Webster, Dr. Glen Crotty, Jr., the staff at CAMC and Hubbard Hospice House, and family and friends who helped her through her illness.
The family of Betty Jo is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, in Mullens.
Condolences: tankersleyfh.com.
