Betty L. McCarty, age 83, of West Frankfort, IL passed away peacefully at 10:54 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 2018 in Integrity Rehabilitation Center in Marion, IL.
She was born in West Frankfort, IL on Tuesday, July 30, 1935, the daughter of Millard and Rosie Rose.
She grew up in West Frankfort and was a graduate of West Frankfort Community High School class of 1953.
She was first united in marriage to Elbert Ray Jones, and in 1978 she married Gerald McCarty in California. Together they shared thirty-eight years of marriage until his death in 2016.
For many years she was an active member of the First Baptist Church of West Frankfort where she was a Sunday School teacher and loved working in the Clothing Room. She worked in the West Frankfort High School Cafeteria for twenty-six years and always made sure the students had something to eat. She was a good cook and was devoted to her family and always enjoyed the holidays and the many family gatherings. She will be missed by all who knew an

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