Betty June (née Whittaker) Hoxsey Justus (May 23, 1923 – August 11, 2011) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Leland, Illinois, Hoxsey graduated from

Ottawa Township High School Ottawa Township High School, or Ottawa High School, is a high school located at 211 East Main Street in Ottawa, IL. Buildings The school comprises three buildings, each with three stories. The main building is the first building seen upon appro ...

and then farmed in Serena Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Hoxsey served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1977 to 1982 and was a Republican. She died in

Peru, Illinois Peru is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,896 at the 2020 census, down from 10,295 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peru and its twin city, LaSalle, make up ...

.'Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Betty J. Hoxsey, pg. 144

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1923 births 2011 deaths People from LaSalle County, Illinois Farmers from Illinois Women state legislators in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 21st-century American women {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub