Betty Jean "BJ" Minton

Betty Jean "BJ" Minton

Betty Jean "BJ" Minton, 65, died on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

Betty Jean was born in Abingdon Virginia, on October 12, 1944, to the late Raymond and Doris Aven Minton. She was predeceased by a sister, Ruth Ann Minton Henry.

BJ graduated from Abingdon High School and Radford College with a degree in Home Economics. She worked for Virginia Cooperative Extension Service first as a 4-H agent in Nelson County, Virginia, and later as a Home Economist in Greene County, Virginia. She retired after 30 years of service. BJ was active in her community and was a founding member of Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ruckersville.

She is survived by her sister, June Minton Smith of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; three nephews, Britton Smith and his wife, Nan, of Kernersville, North Carolina, David L. Henry Jr. and his wife, Christine, of Meadowview, Virginia, and Will R. Henry and his wife, Sara, of Meadowview, Virginia; a brother-in-law, David L. Henry Sr. of Abingdon Virginia; four great-nephews and three great-nieces. Also surviving is her beloved adopted family, Shawn, Rita, Elizabeth and Nicholas Hayes of Stanardsville, Virginia.

A memorial service will be held at Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church 11 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2010, by Pastor Jay Sanderford. There will be visitation after the service.

In lieu of flowers, in memory of Betty Jean, the family asks that donations be made to Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church, 6566 Spring Hill Road, Ruckersville, VA 22968.

Friends may sign the guest book at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.