Betty Jo Dulaney Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Betty Jo Dulaney of Tunica, Mississippi, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who passed away on January 18, 2023 at the age of 83. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Nellie Elizabeth Hopson and Joseph Schramm; her husband William Proby Dulaney, Sr. (William); her children, Peter Hopson Dulaney (Ginny), William Proby Dulaney, Jr. (Cheryl), Mary Margaret Dulaney Hurley (Greg), Andrew Thomas Dulaney (Lynn), Joseph Ratcliff Dulaney, Sr. (Kara) and Betty Jo Dulaney, Jr. (Terri); and her grandchildren, Carley Dulaney Lanuax (Trey), Robyn Dulaney Pela (John Michael), Amanda Dulaney Byrd (Nick), William Proby Dulaney, III (Lauren), Kathleen Dulaney Estes (John), Christine Dulaney Tomlinson (JR), Gregory John Hurley, Jr. (Mila), Alexander Hopson Hurley, Nicholas Dulaney Hurley, Mary Quinn Dulaney Myers (Tolly), Andrew Thomas Dulaney, Jr., Laura Ainsley Dulaney, Joseph Ratcliff Dulaney, II, Ameliea Rose Dulaney, Isabelle Beatrice Dulaney and William Montgomery Dulaney. She was also cherished by great-grandchildren.

Betty Jo served on the Board of Directors of the Northwest Mississippi Community Foundation, Inc. As part of her lifelong dedication to education, she established a permanent fund to support education for children in Mississippi.