Betty Jo Evans (90) of Altamont

Betty Jo Evans, 90, of Altamont died at 6pm Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in her home.

Her funeral and burial will be conducted at a later date hosted by the family. Burial Rites will be in Funkhouser Cemetery. Her family is being assisted by the Kull Funeral Chapel of Altamont.

Betty Jo was born on January 18, 1928 in Turley, Oklahoma, one of two siblings born into the Christian family of Jodie and Opal Scrivner. At 12 years old, she moved with her family to Altamont in 1940. Her father was employed by the Carter Oil Company and grew up in what was known as Carter Camp in Altamont during the oil boom. She and her family were longtime members of the First Baptist Church in Altamont. During her younger years, she attended Altamont High School, however at 16 years old she was involved in an automobile accident that nearly ended her life, however being in a body cast for nine months at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO, she recovered and graduated with her high school class of 1946, where she was the carnival queen. After graduation, Betty Jo then moved to Kansas and was employed as a telephone switch exchange operator. Moving back to Altamont a few years later, she met and married Carl Wayne "C.W." Evans on July 2, 1949. She had numerous employments over the years to include the Altamont Garment Factory and the Effingham Glove Company. In 1962, Betty Jo and her husband Wayne purchased the Long Branch Tavern, which became the B and W Tavern, sometimes known as "Boomers" or Betty and Wayne's Tavern. Betty worked alongside her husband for 28 years. After raising a family of three boys alongside her husband, she retired after selling the business and continued to live a long life in Altamont where she was active in the community for many years.

Betty Jo leaves to mourn in her passing one son, Carl Phillip Evans of Altamont...three grandsons, Alexander Cole Evans, Clayton Wayne Evans and Chase Alexander Evans...several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jodie Benefield and Beulah Opal Beardsley Scrivner...her husband, Carl Wayne Evans...two sons, Steven Dwayne Evans and Bruce Edwin Evans...one granddaughter in infancy...and one brother, Donald and wife Leah Scrivner. Memorials to the donor's choice.

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