Betty Jo Gregory passed away at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital on February 15, 2014. She was born on May 15, 1923 to Jefferson and Mary (Smith) Burt at the family farm in Mt. Zion, Missouri (near Brownington, Missouri). She was named Josephine Elizabeth but was always known as Betty Jo.

As a child Betty Jo enjoyed life as the youngest daughter with eleven siblings on the family farm. Betty grew up attending the Mt. Zion Baptist Church as a child and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. She remained a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church all her life. She graduated from Deepwater High School.

Betty married Robert Glen Gregory on July 14, 1942. To this union six children were born. Gary Robert, Linda Lee, Albert Joe, (twins) Michael Dean and Patricia Jean, and Don William. Betty lived her entire life in the Mt. Zion area much of it on the same family farm where she was born.

Betty was preceded in death by her father, Jeff Burt; her mother, Mary Burt; 5 brothers and 3 sisters; her husband, Glen Gregory; her son, Mike; her daughter-in-law Diana (McMillan) Gregory; her son-in-law, Frank Farnan; and her infant grandson, Justin.

She is survived by 3 sisters, 5 children, 11 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 4 great great-grandchildren.

Betty lived a full and happy life, remaining strong in her faith. She enjoyed telling people she was a "country girl and a farm wife."

Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Deepwater, Missouri. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.