Betty Ione "Duck" Popejoy

Betty "Duck" Ione Popejoy

Aug. 14, 1923 - Jan. 13, 2024

NORMAL - Betty "Duck" Ione Popejoy, 100, of Normal, passed away at 7:06 p.m. Saturday January 13, 2024, at the Mclean County Nursing Home.

Betty was born on August 14, 1923, in Chapin, IL. She was born to George B. and Katherine Mae (Whiteside) McQuown. She Married Gerald M. Popejoy on July 16, 1955. They preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Michael Craig; three brothers, Desmond "Mack," Frederick "Fritz" and Gordon "Shorty" McQuown; four sisters: Evelyn McQuown, Mary Troxel, Ann Brock, and Dorothy Keller.

Surviving are her two stepchildren: Susan and David (Barbara) Popejoy; one sister, Georgia Mae Boriack; four grandchildren: Michael, Mark, John Craig and Mark Popejoy; seven great-grandchildren: Matthew, Maxwell, Jake, Brady, Colin, Brianna and Olive; special daughter-in-law, Kathy Bova Craig; and many nieces and nephews.

Betty was a member of the First Baptist Church in Normal, and was baptized in the Baptist Faith in 1940.

She enjoyed jigsaw and crossword puzzles, reading, gardening, canning vegetables and was a world-class seamstress making much of her own clothing. She was fond of animals, especially cats and cocker spaniels.

Her inurnment will be held at East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Bloomington.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Humane Society of Central Illinois, 423 Kays Dr., Normal, IL, 61761; or donor's choice.

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