Obit of Wygant, Betty Jo Cox - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

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::Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Wygant, Betty Jo Cox

Betty Jo Cox Wygant Sept. 3, 1924 - Sept. 18, 2006 Greenlawn Mortuary 
Betty Jo Wygant, 82, of Bakersfield, California, beloved wife, mother 
and grandmother, died on September 18, 2006. Betty Jo passed 
peacefully at home of heart and respiratory difficulties with her 
husband, Hal and her son, Joe, at her side. Betty Jo was born on 
September 3, 1924, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Retia C. Ticer and James 
E. Ticer, Sr. She grew up in Shawnee, moved to Bakersfield in 1937 
and graduated in the first graduating class of East Bakersfield High 
School in 1942. She had a distinguished and enjoyable career as the 
owner of Kern Personnel Services from 1953-1990. Appointed by then 
Governor Ronald Regan, Betty Jo served on the California Employment 
Advisory Board during his term as Governor. She was also very active 
in various business, professional and civic organizations, serving as 
president or board of directors on most. She was a life member of the 
Eastern Star, was active in Republican Women, Lady Lions, 
Administrative Management Society, National Office Management 
Association, California Association of Employment Agencies, Chamber 
of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, Bakersfield Jazz Club and 
others. She lectured and taught classes at Bakersfield College and 
local high schools on employment related topics. Betty Jo is survived 
by her loving husband of 22 years, Hal Wygant; son, Jo Cox of 
Bakersfield; granddaughters, Michele, Shawnele and Lanele; their 
mother, Ronda Cox and great-granddaughters, Skyler and Stormy, all of 
the San Diego area; brother, James E. Ticer, Jr., several 
stepchildren; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and many other dear 
friends and family members. Her mother, Retta C. Ticer and father, 
James E. Ticer and her first husband, Thomas H. Cox, precede Betty in 
death. The family would like to give special thanks for the 
extraordinary care given to Betty by the Bakersfield Heart Hospital 
and Optimal Hospice Care and ask that donations, in lieu of flowers 
be made to Optimal Hospice. Memorial services will be held at 
Greenlawn Mortuary,3700 River Blvd., Bakersfield, CA, on Monday, 
September 25, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Visitation begins today Saturday, 
from 3-9 p.m.

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/23/2006.
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