Mrs. Betty Jean Yow, age 76, of Thurmond passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born February 18, 1934 in Wilkes County to Ernest and Julia Adams Marlow. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Yow was preceded in death by her daughter Lori Yow and a brother Bobby Marlow. She is survived by her husband Robert T. Yow of the home; a son Robert S. Yow and wife Diane of N. Wilkesboro; a daughter Susan Yow of Forest Hills, MD; a sister Ethel Bloom of Bel Aire, MD; and three grandchildren, Charlie Bullard, Daniel Minogue, and Theresa Minogue. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, July 4, at 2:00 pm at Elkin Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Hubert Bullis officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 4 A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407, The American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058, or Tri C, 134 Bluff Street, Jonesville, NC 28642.