Betty Jo Burchett, 75, of Eastwood, passed away Sunday, August 12, at Baptist Hospital East. She was a native of Johnson County, Ky.,and a member of Flat Gap Baptist Church in Flat Gap, Ky. She formerly worked at Central State Hospital, and retired in 1992 from Rice Audubon. She graduated from Flat Gap High School, Class of 1952, and Mayo State Vocational School. She was a member of Kentucky Public Retirees, a Kentucky Colonel, and loved researching family genealogy. She was a very special person and will be missed by family and numerous friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Rexford R. and Bertha Blanton Trimble; a brother, Rexford R. Trimble Jr., and a sister,Victoria A. Allen. The family would like to thank Presbyterian Homes of Louisville for the care she received. Visitation was held 2 p.m.- 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the Paintsville Funeral Home, with funeral services Wednesday, Aug. 15,11 a.m. at the Paintsville Funeral Home. Burial was in the Blanton Cemetery at Stone Coal. Pall bearers were David Burchett, Brian Burchett, Dan Boone, Dwight Cischke, Adam Cischke, Ralph Spriggs, George Spriggs and John Williams. Arrangements under the direction of the Paintsville Funeral Home of Paintsville, Ky.