Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Betty Joe East
1929 — 2023
Betty Joe "BJ" East, 94, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away peacefully on December 9, 2023 at the Outer Banks Hospital, Nags Head, NC. BJ was born in Roanoke, VA on July 23, 1929, the daughter of Joseph Henry Murray and Margaret Beckwith Murray. In addition to her parents, BJ was predeceased by her loving and faithful husband, Ernest M. "Pete" East in 2021, her only sister, Margaret Murray "Peg" Mead in 2014 and her special niece and God-Daughter, Margaret Garland "Meg" Mead in 2012. BJ was educated at Covington High School in Covington, VA and received a business degree from National Business College in Roanoke, VA. BJ was employed as a Navy wife by the USMC in Arlington, VA and was...