Betty Jo Pitcher

Pitcher, Betty Jo, 80, retired Cessna sheet metal trainer and assembler, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Edward A. Pitcher, Sr., and half-brother Joe Hutton. She is survived by her children, Edward A. (Katherine) Pitcher, Jr., Stephen (Carla) Pitcher, all of Derby; Regina (Ivan) Chrisman, Cindy Pitcher-Ornelas, Alan Pitcher, Dale (Joanna) Pitcher, and Kelly (Elysia) Pitcher, all of Wichita; 25 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren; and sister Mary Ann Paul, Wichita. A memorial has been established with American Diabetes Association, 608 W. Douglas, Wichita, and American Cancer Society, 818 N. Emporia, Ste. 100, Wichita, KS 67214.

Visitation 1-8 Thursday, family present 6-8 p.m; Rosary 6:30 p.m. Thursday, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Catholic Church, 18630 W. 71st St. S., Viola (Clonmel).