Betty Jo Rowell

Betty Jo Moore Rowell slipped away to the land where spirits fly on July 2, 2022, in Graham Texas.  Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to service time.  Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Morrison Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Pioneer Cemetery.

She had a full and blessed life of service to God and the People around her.  We are grateful to have had her in our lives for so long, and delighted she is now with the Mighty Lord she so often spoke of and, all her loved ones that preceded her departure.  We want to thank all her family and friends for the many visits and prayers.  She is finally whole and at peace.

Betty was born in Electra Texas to A.M. and Ora Cheney Moore on December 12, 1929, and died on July 2, 2022, in Graham Texas.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years Joe Bob Rowell, her parents and two brothers, Welton Moore (Lula Faye) of Sulphur Springs and Richard Moore (Lynn) of Houston. 

She is survived by her daughter Sally Snow (Steve) of Graham, a son W.H. “Bubba” Rowell (Teresa) of Garland and grandchildren Rossianna Rowell (Pete) of Dallas, Cody (Sarah) of Wiley, Nick (Leia) of Fort Worth, and Matt (Jana) of Keller. Greatgrandchildren Bebe Luna, Meeah Maddox, Zane Rowell, Sterling Longyear, Hayden Snow, Makenzie Snow, Brayden Grasty, Kylie Grasty and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Betty graduated from South Plains College in Levelland as one of two in the first graduating class in 1963 and from Texas Tech University in 1965.  She taught Elementary and Junior High School in Levelland for 16 years and after relocating to south Texas she was office manager for Halliburton in their south Texas Field office.  After returning to west Texas in 1985, she taught school in Lamesa for 6 years. Upon their retirement in 1991, the Rowells retired to Lake Graham where they lived until 2009.  She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the First Baptist Church of Graham Mission Committee, and Meals for Bereaved Families Committee.  She was an active member and Director of the Adult IV Sunday School Department. She lived out her final years at Elmcroft/Elison Senior Living and Garden Terrace Senior Living Centers.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Graham, the Veterans of Foreign Wars or a charity of your choice.