Betty Jo Beckwith

Betty Jo Beckwith, 77, of Benton passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019. She was born August 27, 1941, in DeQueen, Ark., to the late Dave and Dixie Kerr. Betty Jo was retired from the Bauxite School District, where she did accounting for the Office of the Superintendent. She was a member of the West Bauxite Missionary Baptist Church. Betty Jo was a model of Christian faith and virtue. She was loved in her family, church, community and workplace. Betty Jo was preceded in death by husbands, James Henry Russell and Harold E. Beckwith; her sister, Frances Smith; and her granddaughter, Erica Nicole Russell; brothers-in-law, Ronnie Beckwith, Josh Chapman, and Abe Von Hatten; and sister-in-law, Nona Faye Garibay. Survivors include three sons, James David Russell and his wife Mary, Kelly Joe Russell and his wife Shauna, and Shawn D. Beckwith and his wife Tonya; sister, Sue Acklen and husband James of Broken Bow; sisters-in-law, Betty Chapman of Benton, Lamona Sue Von Hatten of Alvarado, Texas, and Janet Beckwith-Sebourn and Husband Randy of Sheridan; brother-in-law, Kenneth Beckwith and wife Lil of Bryant; grandchildren, Robert Russell and wife Brooke, Kolbe and Sydnee Russell, and Lilee and Dylan Beckwith; and great-grandchildren, Phoenix, Ridge, and Georgia Russell. Funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019, at West Bauxite Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Melvin Burris and Bro. Kim Hammer officiating. A second service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Wilkerson Funeral Home in DeQueen, Ark., with Bro. Melvin Burris officiating, and internment service will follow immediately after at Valley Cemetery in Gillham, Ark. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2019, at Roller-Alcoa Funeral Home on Alcoa Rd in Benton. The family would like to extend its profound gratitude to Debbie Chapman Elder, niece and honorary daughter, the nurses of Saline Memorial Hospice House, Bro Kim Hammer and Sue Webb for their compassion and support throughout Betty Jo's illness. Online guestbook at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com\bryant.