Betty Jo DeGeare

1936 - 2016  (80 years)

• Name	Betty Jo DeGeare
  Birth	22 Mar 1936	St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Dec 2016	Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland
  Notes	Betty Jo McKenzie, 80, of Rawlings, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. She was born March 22, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Clarence Edward DeGeare. Betty was also preceded in death by her brother, Author Edward DeGeare and two sisters, Mary DeGeare and Clara DeGeare. Betty grew up in St. Louis, and that is where she meet her husband, Thomas, at a skating rink. They later moved to Baltimore where she managed the Hot Shop Restaurant. Then later, to be closer to her husbands family, they settled in Cresaptown. She loved her family very much, and spending as much time with them as possible cooking excellent meals, and camping trips years ago. Betty was passionate about animals, crafts, and having her spirits lifted by playing cards. Betty is survived by her husband of 61 years, Thomas LeRoy Mckenzie; daughters, Lena K. Leasure and husband Randall of Carpendale, Carol Ann McKenzie of Martinsburg, W.Va., Toni Marie Fabbri and husband Joe of LaVale; seven grandchildren, Betty Ann Webb, Scott Pratt, Chris Fabbri, Mandy Deter-Fabbri and husband Scott, Todd Leasure, Cassie Fabbri, and Crystal Menefee; nine great-grandchildren Alexis Jedlowski, Madison Pratt, Kolten Deter, Kayden Pressman, Bailee Pressman, Anthony Pratt, Karley Fabbri, Emily Huff, Gracelyn Helmstetter, Ryder Menefee. Friends and family will be received Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cumberland. A Mass of the Christian burial will be held at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Cresaptown, on Friday Dec. 9, 2016. Interment will follow at the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery, Rocky Gap. Published on December 7, 2016, in the Cumberland Times-News
  Person ID	I42512	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Clarence Edward DeGeare   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F16124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Leroy McKenzie,   b. 27 Dec 1934, Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland d. 9 Nov 2017, Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Lena K. McKenzie,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Carol Ann McKenzie,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Toni Marie McKenzie,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F07764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021