Beverly Jean "Bev" Lawhon

Beverly “Bev” Jean Lawhon was a loving, supportive, kind, and caring mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Bev left this world peacefully in her sleep on April 20, 2025 after fighting her battle with pancreatic cancer at age 77.

Bev was born on September 20, 1947 in Fresno, California where she was raised alongside her sister, Linda Hartung. Bev married her high school sweetheart, William David Lawhon, in 1971 while David was on leave from Vietnam. Soon after their marriage in January of 1973, their first daughter, Tammy Wheeler (Lawhon), was born in Colorado. In 1974, the couple gave birth to their second daughter, Peggy Wilson (Lawhon), in Ohio.

Beverly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, attending church every Sunday at Christ Lutheran, spending time with her dog (Babe), tending to her rose bushes, and collecting items such as salt/pepper shakers, porcelain dolls, and miniature spoons.

Bev is survived by her daughter Tammy Wheeler (Lawhon), sister Linda Hartung, grandchildren Paige Peyton (Trusler), Whitley Trusler, Kyle Lawhon, Tiger Wheeler, and David Wilson, as well as great-grandchild Maverick Peyton.

Bev is preceded in death by her parents Christian and Marie Hartung, daughter Peggy Wilson (Lawhon), and granddaughter Sabrina Wheeler.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Heath, Ohio.

Friends may call from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street in Newark. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Chris Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Newark Memorial Gardens.

Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service is honored to care for Bev and her family.