Betty Jo Skidmore

March 13, 1948  -  September 16, 2025

Betty Jo Skidmore, age 77 of Knoxville, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation after her courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Frankfort, Germany on March 13, 1948, to the late Ret. Col. William Frank and Esther (Windhol) Skidmore. Betty Jo earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from MTSU. She was employed as a registered nurse, starting her career at Bedford County Hospital then St. Mary’s Hospital, Knoxville. Before her retirement, she was a Nursing Home Inspector for the State of Tennessee. She was an avid reader and an adventurous walker. She also enjoyed working in her garden and traveling. Her friends and co-workers will always remember her keen wit and delightful sense of humor wherever they were in her presence. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepmom, Ellen Skidmore. Betty Jo is survived by her loving son, William “Billy” Phillage (Carla); brothers, Bill Skidmore, Jeffry Skidmore, and John (June) Skidmore; nieces, Marissa Skidmore (Charles Koeppen), Vivian Esther Skidmore, Lani Mae Skidmore, Anneke Skidmore (Toney), Clara Skidmore, and Austyn Skidmore; and nephews, John Skidmore Jr (Meghan), and Andy Skidmore. The C.E. Newlon family of Knoxville want to express their deepest appreciation for her many years of faithfully being the "flower keeper" of their headstones by for every season.

Visitation will be from 12-12:45 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Graveside Services will follow at 1:00 pm at Owens Chapel Cemetery.

Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222, www.moorecortner.com.