Baton Rouge–Mrs. Betty Jo Bush Miller, age 75, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Ollie Steele Burden Manor in Baton Rouge surrounded by her loving family.
A Rosary will be said at 10:30am on Saturday, May 2 at St. Anthony of Padua in Eunice, LA followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00am. Burial to follow at Mount Calvary.
As a life-long resident of Eunice, LA, Betty Jo moved to Baton Rouge 5 years ago to be closer to her children while battling Alzheimer’s disease.
She is preceded in death by her father and mother, Charles and Nettie Bush, and a sister, Barbara Ann Bush Perrodin.
She is survived by her brother, Charles “Inky” Bush of New Roads, LA; brother-in-law Calvin Perrodin of Basile, LA; and her six children: Dr. Karen Miller of Baton Rouge, LA; Kevin Miller of Eunice, LA; Kaprice “Kappie” Mumphrey and husband Mike of Houston, TX; Kris Miller and wife JoJan of Baton Rouge, LA; Rachel Daigle and husband Peter of Denham Springs, LA; and Robyn Sah and husband Sanjeev of Baton Rouge, LA. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren: Brodie and Kelsie Mumphrey, Devin Miller, Seth Miller, Pierson Daigle, Rylie and Britton Richard, Landry Miller, and Skylar Sah.
Betty Jo was employed with the State of Louisiana for 25 years as a Social Worker in the Family Services Department where she worked many years in the Foster Care unit. She was an active member of St Anthony’s of Padua where she was a member of the Rosary Club. Betty Jo was a dancer with the Silver Bells and a member of the Red Hat Ladies Society. She loved spending time with her life-long best friends as well as traveling, visiting with her children and grandchildren as well as friends and family, hosting parties, and enjoying all that life had to offer! Betty Jo always had a smile for anyone she met and was a light to all who knew her. As the Yambilee Queen and Miss Eunice in 1957, she was known fondly as “The Queen” to her childhood friends and Betty Go to those who knew her later in life. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends who know she is now at peace.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be directed to The Alzheimer’s Foundation at alzfdn.org.