Barbara Jo 'BJ' Twomey

1955 - 2009  (53 years)

• Name	Barbara Jo 'BJ' Twomey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	29 Dec 1955	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Abt 1975	De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
  Residence	1985	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  Residence	1999	Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA   [7]
  	Barbara Hannifen
  Death	30 Mar 2009	Elko, Elko, Nevada, USA   [1, 4, 6]
  	Cause: Homicide: Froze to death while locked out of the family home
  Obituary	Apr 2009
  	Billings Gazette
  Occupation	Nurse's Assistant
  Funeral	Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, USA
  Burial	Forsyth Cemetery, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, USA   [6]
  		Burial-HANIFEN Barbara Jo Barbara Jo "BJ" Twomey Hanifen - Forsyth Cemetery, Forsyth MT + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110830309/hanifen
  		Forsyth Cemetery Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana Find a Grave: #20879
  Person ID	I20759	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Edward Twomey, Sr,   b. 10 Jun 1927, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 20 Nov 1994, Mineral Area Regional Medical Center, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Joyce Pettus,   b. 31 Oct 1932, Washington County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Nov 1999, Parkland Hospital, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Jun 1950	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  		TWOMEY-Martha and Henry Martha Joyce Pettus (1932-1999) and Henry Edward Twomey (1927-1994)
  Family ID	F9943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F2584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Jerome 'Jerry' Ketterling,   b. 25 Apr 1944, Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, USA d. 20 Jan 2022, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1983	Rosebud County, Montana, USA   [2, 6]
  Marriage End	1989
  	Divorce of BJ and Jerome
  Family ID	F9326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Dec 1955 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Residence - Abt 1975 - De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Marriage - 23 Jul 1983 - Rosebud County, Montana, USA Residence - 1985 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Barbara Hannifen - 1999 - Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Death - Cause: Homicide: Froze to death while locked out of the family home - 30 Mar 2009 - Elko, Elko, Nevada, USA Burial - - Forsyth Cemetery, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-HANIFEN Barbara Jo Barbara Jo "BJ" Twomey Hanifen - Forsyth Cemetery, Forsyth MT + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110830309/hanifen

  
  

  Obituaries

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  People

  TWOMEY-BJ Hanifin Barbara Jo Twomey Hanifen - Killed by Timothy Hanifen on 30 Mar 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S2021] Ancestry.com, Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Record for Barbara J Hanifen http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nvdeathindex&h=380980&indiv=try [S693] Ancestry.com, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986; Roll Number: 98; Certificate Number Range: 83 02701 - 83 05400. Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986; Roll Number: 98; Certificate Number Range: 83 02701 - 83 05400 [S717] Ancestry.com, Montana, Divorce Records, 1943-1986, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Divorce Records, 1943-1986; Roll Number: 42; Certificate Number Range: 81 0001 - 81 2800. Montana, Divorce Records, 1943-1986 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Divorce Records, 1943-1986; Roll Number: 42; Certificate Number Range: 81 0001 - 81 2800 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1969. [S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S5383] Find a Grave: TWOMEY Barbara Hanifen 1955-2009, Barbara Jo “BJ” Twomey Harrington Ketterling Hanifen. Barbara Jo “BJ” Twomey Hanifen BIRTH: 29 Dec 1955 Ironton, Iron County, Missouri DEATH: 30 Mar 2009 (aged 53) Elko, Elko County, Nevada BURIAL: Forsyth Cemetery, Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana PLOT: 3rd Addition Section Lot 2 Block3 E1/2 MEMORIAL ID: 110830309 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110830309/barbara_jo_hanifen [S2076] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Martha Degonia • Flat River Daily Journal - Nov 1999, (Name: The Daily Journal; Location: Flat River MO; Date: 15 Nov 1999;), Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Williams Degonia Obituary. Martha Joyce Degonia, 66, of Bonne Terre, passed away Nov. 11, 1999, at Parkland Hospital, Bonne Terre. She was born on Oct 31, 1933, in Washington County, daughter of the late Walter and Naomi (Eggers) Pettus. She was preceded in death by her husbands: Henry Twomey and George Everett Degonia and three brothers: Dale Wigger, Allen Kenneth Pettus and Steven Merrill Pettus. She was a member of the Primrose Baptist Church. She is survived by seven daughters and one son: Judith Brazier of Germany; Doris (Dodi) Beard of California; Barbara Hannefin of Montana; Donna Scovil of Delaware; Clara (Cricket) Twomey of Bonne Terre; Paula Edgar of Bonne Terre; Joyce Maria Dunn of De Soto; Henry (Hank) Twomey of Bonne Terre; four brothers and six sisters: Walter (Donnie) Pettus of Granite City IL; Ronald Dean Pettus of St Louis; Gary David Pettus of Bonne Terre; Kerry Dale Pettus of Caseyville IL; Sammie Ford of Catawissa MO; Carol Whittier of Bonne Terre; Judy Stegall of Bonne Terre; Fern Stegall of Bonne Terre; Phyllis Stanfill of Bonne Terre; Elaine Dixon of Bonne Terre; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sparks Funeral Home, Bonne Terre. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sparks Chapel with Rev. Greg Stegall officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 15 Nov 1999, Mon • Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/418266350/?article=faac2915-dbb9-4443-8527-ee7b0bdc000d&focus=0.19479628,0.30062792,0.35245284,0.5 Obituary-DEGONIA Martha (Pettus) Obituary of MARTHA JOYCE PETTUS DEGONIA • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 15 Nov 1999, Mon • Page 5 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S2510] Find a Grave: PETTUS Martha Degonia 1933-1999, Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Degonia. Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Degonia BIRTH 31 Oct 1933: Washington County, Missouri DEATH 11 Nov 1999 (aged 66) Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery, Leadington, St Francois, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 102368397 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102368397 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Database online. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002