Betty Jo Mitchell of West Plains, Missouri passed away peacefully at the age of 93 years on December 23, 2025, at West Vue Nursing Center. Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. on January 3, 2026, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson Drago Funeral Home. Burial is at Amy Cemetery.
She was born on July 2, 1932, in Brinkley, Arkansas, to Robert and Addie Adkins. She married Roy Mitchell on August 20, 1955, in Hernando, Mississippi. She is survived by her son, Jerry Mitchell, and wife Kumiko, of Yonkers, New York, as well asnieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sisters Dotty Jean Taylor and Ann Boyd, and brother Robert Adkins.
Betty was caring, thoughtful, curious, and deeply spiritual. A graduate of the Arkansas School for the Blind, she evinced a lifelong passion for reading and learning. Every evening, for nearly 60 years, Roy and she discussed the meaning of a Bible passage. She often visited local public schools to teach children how Braille was imprinted and read. Some of her other interests included listening to classic Broadway musicals, cooking, and taking long walks in nature. She was always up for a get-together with friends to chat, laugh, and feel the bond that comes with shared joy. She especially loved to spend time with Sue Kimberlin and Jackie Wright. With a wonderful vibrancy, hers was a life lived to the fullest, guided by God’s grace.
Memorial contributions should be made to Amy Cemetery and may be left or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri 65775.
