Worthington High School

Worthington-West Franklin
High School

Worthington, PA

1933 - 1984

 
Betty Jane Yockey Knappenberger

Betty Jane (Yockey) Knappenberger, 85, of Slate Lick, went to be with her Lord
and Savior on Friday, December 9, 2011, surrounded by her family, in Allegheny
General Hospital, Pittsburgh. 

Born November 14, 1926, in Worthington, she was a daughter of the late Roy M.
and Alice E. (Hooks) Yockey, and a lifelong resident of the area.

She graduated in 1944 from Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington,
Pa. 

She was a member of Union Baptist Church. 

She was a homemaker, who enjoyed doing puzzles, gardening, baking and spending
time with her family. 

Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Billie Knappenberger, of Slate Lick;
son, Richard (Linda) Knappenberger, of Worthington; daughter, Jane (William)
Anthony, of Kittanning; grandson, Jared Anthony; granddaughters, Keely Anthony
and Morgan (Robert) Galonski; sisters, Helen Wilson, of Cowansville, Delores
(Fred) Plastow, of Warsaw, Ind., and Ethel (Duane) King, of Crawfordsville,
Ind.; and brother, Russell (Joan) Yockey, of Butler. 

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at F. DUANE SNYDER
FUNERAL HOME, in Worthington. Additional visitation will be from 10 a.m. until
the time of service at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with Pastor Jonathan
Hill, her church pastor, and her brothers-in-law, Pastor Duane King and Fred
Plastow, co-officiating. 

Interment in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, Pa. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Union Baptist Church. 

Arrangements by F.Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa.