Betty Jane Smith Eckerdt, 71, of Ocala, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. She was born in Phillips Town, Ala.
She has lived in Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky and moved to Ocala in 2000. She was an avid golfer and loved volunteering at the VFW.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, son, Everett, and sister, Elizabeth Haskew.