Betty Jo (JoAnn) Rasnake
Betty Jo (JoAnn) Rasnake
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Betty Jo (JoAnn) Rasnake, 83, went to be with the Lord Sunday, August 17, 2025.
Betty was preceded in death by her father and mother, Offitt Kerns and Lillian Carico; sisters, Anna Mae Snead (Carlos), Bonnie Sue Fields (Bill), former husband, Jimmy Allen Rasnake; son, Duane Edward (Eddie) Rasnake; great-grandson, Jaxon Dean Harvey; brother-in-law, Charles Tate, Jr.
Betty is survived by her daughters, Sherri Harvey (Marty), Tammy Burke (Gary); grandson, Jonathan Harvey (Brittany); granddaughter, Lori Burke; great-granddaughter, Ava Harvey; sister, Nancy Tate; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service will be conducted at 11 am, Friday, August 22, 2025, at the Ketron Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Rev. Darrell Harmon officiating. Everyone wishing to attend is asked to meet at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 pm until 8 pm Thursday, August 21, 2025, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens following the service.
Honorary pallbearers will be Shane Snead, Jody Burke, Wes Ketron, Matthew Tignor, Tommy Tignor, Robert Spencer and Phillip Bundy.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family on our website at www.chfunerals.com or the funeral home Facebook page. Combs-Hess Funeral and Cremation Service, 291 Highway 71, Lebanon, Virginia 24266, 276-889-4444.
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