Betty Jane (Lockhart) Cox 86 of Ohio city was welcomed peacefully into her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 and is now rejoicing in the presence of our savior.

Betty was born on May 24, 1939 to Dale and Rhea Lockhart. On June 29, 1957 she married the love of her life, Walter Cox who survives.

Together they celebrated 68 years of marriage, bringing four children, nine grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren together as family. Betty graduated from Ohio City- Liberty High School with the class of 1957 and worked at the Van Wert County Hospital, local Dr’s offices, & the Photo Star although her most prized titles were Mom, Grandma, Sister and Farm Wife. Betty spent many years helping Walter Farm and was a constant piece to her kids and grandkids. She attended Wesley United Methodist Church and remained a faithful servant of the Lord spending a lot of time, volunteering and serving, and always doing her best to lead her family towards the Lord.

Surviving are her husband, Walter along with their children, Mark, (Sally) Cox of Van Wert, Cindy (Kelly) Legendre of Rockford, a daughter-in-law Cheri Cox of Billings MT; nine grandchildren Joshua (Kandace) of Billings, MT, Alisha, (Bobby), Hunsaker of Dayton, Trevor, (Emily) Sill of Willshire, Lawson of Billings, MT, Derek of Ohio City, Cassandra (Doug) Thees of Celina, Rachel (Kayne) Stillaway of Fort Wayne, Robert (Julie) Richey of Washington and Derek Legendre of Decatur, IN. Also surviving are her siblings, a special sister Vicky Clifton of Van Wert who helped care for her the past few months; brothers, Gary (Kathy) Lockhart, Columbus and Rick (Dorothy) Lockhart of Columbus; Jim VanFleet of Convoy and John Cox of Van Wert and numerous nieces and nephews.

Betty was greeted at the gates of heaven by those who went before her. Her son‘s Randy and Steven, her parents, Dale and Rhea, her in-laws Ervin and Helen Cox, as well as her brother Jim and his wife Joan her sister Wanda, her sister-in-law, Eva VanFleet and her brother-in-law Ervin and sister inlaw Nancy. We rejoice in having no doubts that her heart is whole again as she deeply missed her sons and her body made new by the hands of the Lord.

Funeral services are on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home with Randy Christian officiating. Burial will follow services at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City. Visitation will be also on Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m.

Preferred memorial are to the Everheart Hospice Group or the Ohio City Fire & EMS Department.

Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at: cowanfuneralhome.com.