Lockart, Mary “Betty”

Mary E. “Betty” Lockart, age 80, of Springfield, passed away on January 13, 2012 at Lewis Memorial Christian Village. .

nMrs. Lockart is survived by three daughters Barbara Lockart of Chicago, Becky (William) Jayne of Divernon, and Diana Lockart (Jay Gary Smith) of Springfield and several nieces and nephews.

Betty was born July 16, 1931 in Springfield, the daughter of Joseph Patrick and Ann Smith Roth.

She is preceded in death by her husband Jim, her parents, step-mother Chris Roth, and sisters Joann Dugger & Norma Jean Harris.

Jim & Betty were married on July 22, 1961 in Springfield, IL. Mrs. Lockart worked for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for over 20 years.

Visitation will be held at Mott & Henning Funeral Home, where friends may call from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM Sunday, January 15th and where the funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 16, 2012.

Rev. Jarrett Wells will be officiating.

Private family burial will be held at a later date at Pin Hook Cemetery in Bluff City, IL.

Memorials: St. John’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Rehabilitation Department or Dr. David Walterhouse Cancer Research Laboratory, Fund # 953930 @ Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.