Betty Jo Acker, 63, of New Market, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Acker was born July 23, 1955, in Arlington County, Va., and was a daughter of the late David Joseph and Hilda Brooke (Buckley) Walker.
After graduating from Madison College with a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education, Betty Jo taught school for 34 years prior to her retirement. She was a skilled and loving teacher who devoted her career to helping mold the young minds of the children she taught. In addition, she loved to volunteer her time with Life2us Ministries and New Beginnings Church. Betty Jo possessed strong Christian faith and conviction.
On June 25, 1983, she married Joseph Edward Acker, who survives.
In addition to her husband, Betty Jo is survived by a daughter, Katy Eller and husband, Stephen, of Williamsburg; a son, Michael Acker, of New Market; siblings, Susan Baker and husband, Don, Marilyn Kidwell and husband, Garnic, and Jim Walker and wife, Ruth; and two grandchildren, Elise Eller and Beckett Eller.
After graduating from Madison College with a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education, Betty Jo taught school for 34 years prior to her retirement. She was a skilled and loving teacher who devoted her career to helping mold the young minds of the children she taught. In addition, she loved to volunteer her time with Life2us Ministries and New Beginnings Church. Betty Jo possessed strong Christian faith and conviction.
On June 25, 1983, she married Joseph Edward Acker, who survives.
In addition to her husband, Betty Jo is survived by a daughter, Katy Eller and husband, Stephen, of Williamsburg; a son, Michael Acker, of New Market; siblings, Susan Baker and husband, Don, Marilyn Kidwell and husband, Garnic, and Jim Walker and wife, Ruth; and two grandchildren, Elise Eller and Beckett Eller.
Betty Jo Acker, 63, of New Market, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Acker was born July 23, 1955, in Arlington County, Va., and was a daughter of the late David Joseph and Hilda Brooke (Buckley) Walker.
After graduating from Madison College with a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education, Betty Jo taught school for 34 years prior to her retirement. She was a skilled and loving teacher who devoted her career to helping mold the young minds of the children she taught. In addition, she loved to volunteer her time with Life2us Ministries and New Beginnings Church. Betty Jo possessed strong Christian faith and conviction.
On June 25, 1983, she married Joseph Edward Acker, who survives.
In addition to her husband, Betty Jo is survived by a daughter, Katy Eller and husband, Stephen, of Williamsburg; a son, Michael Acker, of New Market; siblings, Susan Baker and husband, Don, Marilyn Kidwell and husband, Garnic, and Jim Walker and wife, Ruth; and two grandchildren, Elise Eller and Beckett Eller.
After graduating from Madison College with a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education, Betty Jo taught school for 34 years prior to her retirement. She was a skilled and loving teacher who devoted her career to helping mold the young minds of the children she taught. In addition, she loved to volunteer her time with Life2us Ministries and New Beginnings Church. Betty Jo possessed strong Christian faith and conviction.
On June 25, 1983, she married Joseph Edward Acker, who survives.
In addition to her husband, Betty Jo is survived by a daughter, Katy Eller and husband, Stephen, of Williamsburg; a son, Michael Acker, of New Market; siblings, Susan Baker and husband, Don, Marilyn Kidwell and husband, Garnic, and Jim Walker and wife, Ruth; and two grandchildren, Elise Eller and Beckett Eller.
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