Betty Jo Harris
She was born on January 2, 1945
She was Osco and Hattie’s little girl.
She graduated from Hadley/Vashon high school.
She got her degrees from St. Francis and Fontbonne.
She was a radiology tech, the first black one in Missouri.
She was a model, a model instructor and fashionista.
She was a hair stylist, a makeup artist and wedding planner.
She was a teacher and a youth motivator.
She was a wife, a friend, a sister, a fighter and a survivor.
Silly, funny, trash talking, loud and brash; would talk to anyone, laugh at anytime, give of herself for any reason.
Wise, sharp and smart, she was a good woman and a real lady and a broad. And proud of them all. To those of us who knew her, she was
Bjaye
That’s all you have to say.
Services: Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 12-4pm at St. Louis Cremation, 2135 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103.
It has been a joy and a pleasure knowing BJ and I send my deepest heartfelt condolences to the family. Love my Plugette! From Plug.
To Virgil and Bettye’s family:
You have our heartfelt sympathy in the homegoing of your beloved Bettye. To know her was to love her. She is the one who gave me the nickname “Dodie.” She was one of a kind and will be missed.
I will love and miss you Bjaye so many memories .
I miss you so. I wasn’t here. often and I mean often,think of you. I miss you and I love you
Vanessa Reid