Obit of Clagg, Betty Jo - Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

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::Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Clagg, Betty Jo

Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, March 30th, 1:00 p.m., at 
Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel, for Betty Jo Clagg. V. R. Bispo will be 
officiating. A graveside service will follow the funeral service. There 
will be a reception after services at the Tehachapi Valley Recreation 
Hall, 410 West "D" Street, in Tehachapi, CA. Betty was born in Antlers, 
Oklahoma on November 24, 1938 to Rueben and Georgia Brown, and she was one 
of ten children. She moved to California at the age of five and passed 
away on Thursday, March 23 in her home in Tehachapi in the loving arms of 
her husband, Randall. Betty and Randall moved to Tehachapi from Arroyo 
Grande 40 years ago so Randall could work in his two chosen livelihoods: 
construction and ranching. Betty was a fulltime homemaker and an 
unbelievably steadfast partner to her husband, Randall. Betty was totally 
devoted to her family and her faith. Her family ALWAYS came first! She 
taught her children through her daily example and not by "Do as I say." 
Her family and friends never had to guess if Betty loved them - she told 
them and showed them constantly. Betty was a beautiful woman both inside 
and out and took great pride in her appearance, and she always shined, no 
matter how she might be feeling that day. She was a baptized Jehovah's 
Witness for 38 years, was proud of her faith and she touched many lives. 
Betty had a zest for life, living each day as though it was her last, and 
she never knew a stranger. She always looked at the potential that each 
person had and was willing to lend a hand to help. Those of us that knew 
Betty can attest to the fact that no matter what the circumstances, she 
had a listening ear and was a self-proclaimed couch therapist. In life 
Betty had many hobbies that she enjoyed, including bowling, volleyball, 
softball and other sports, Indian leg wrestling and just being a great 
friend to her many, many loved ones. Betty was preceded in death by her 
grandsons, Joshua Burkhart and Lance Hillis. Betty is survived by Randall, 
her husband of 52 years; her son, Rick and wife, Connie of Tehachapi; 
daughter, Dena Burkhart and husband, Jack of Tehachapi; son, Randall Jr. 
and wife, Channon of Templeton; daughter, Macie Chamberlain and husband, 
Jack of Tehachapi; and son, Darin and wife, Yvonne of Stratford, CA, as 
well as 15 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She is also survived 
by two of her 9 siblings: brother, Bill Brown of Bakersfield and sister, 
Doris Jean Davis of Klammath Falls, OR. Betty Jo Clagg "B.J." Nov. 24, 
1938 - Mar. 23, 2006 

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 3/30/2006.
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