Betty Jo Cline

Betty Jo Cline, 95, formerly of Lebanon passed away on October 25, 2015 at Serenity’s Haven, an assisted living facility in Tomball, TX. She was born on April 10, 1920 in Advance and was the daughter of the late Monnie Yager and Lucile Yager Beck. She married Charles L. Cline of New Ross on November 1, 1941. Their union lasted 47 years until Mr. Cline’s death on December 24, 1988. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1937 and subsequently lived in Minnesota, Texas, and California, before returning to Lebanon in 1961. Mrs. Cline was employed as a secretary for the National Labor Relations Board in Indianapolis until her retirement in 1981. In her retirement, she traveled extensively and visited 15 foreign countries and all 50 States. She especially liked cruising and took many excursions to Europe, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and Alaska. She also remained active in her church; enjoyed weekly bowling outings with her friends in Indianapolis; and was a long time member of the Crafty Queens craft group. She was a fan of the Indianapolis Pacers, skaters Scott Hamilton and Kurt Browning, and bowler Walter Ray Williams, Jr. She remained in Lebanon until October 2007 when she moved to Tomball, TX to be near her son who lives in nearby Montgomery, TX. Survivors are a son, Mike Cline, of Montgomery, TX; grandchildren Cheryl Cline Cowans of Tampa, FL and Rugh Cline also of Tampa, FL; two great grandsons Joshua Cowans and Cameron Cowans; her loving sister-in-law, Mary Bell Yager; her loving nieces, Patty Yager Albright, Janet Yager Whitehead, Judy Yager Soulliere and Jackie Yager Horton; and numerous cousins, children of Rilus and Dorothy Urban, many of whom still live in or near Lebanon. Her brother, Loral Yager, is deceased. She was a member of the New Brunswick Church of Christ. Visitation is from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Myers Mortuary, 1502 North Lebanon Street, Lebanon, followed by services. Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery, 5 miles west of Lebanon on State Road 32. Memorials may be made to the New Brunswick Church of Christ, 6480 South State Road 39, Lebanon.

Betty Jo Cline

April 10, 1920 - October 25, 2015