Betty Irene Dexter

Betty Irene Dexter, 91, of Logan, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Pickering House in Lancaster. She was born on July 19, 1934, in Rendville, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Luwilda (Goins) Ashby.

She graduated from Corning High School in 1952. After high school, Betty worked at AFEES at Fort Hayes. She also worked at Logan Health Care and Lancaster Poultry. On August 24, 1966, she married her husband Jack “Jackie” Lee Dexter.

Betty is survived by her sons, Mark (Maxie) Dexter, Timmie (Deborah) Dexter, and David Hughes, all of Logan; grandchildren, Ryan (Ayana) Dexter of Reynoldsburg, Jill (Cameron) Tackett of Albany, Hanah (Alex) Olejniczak of Logan, Emily Olejniczak of Logan, Casey Mitchell of Conyers, Georgia, David Johnson of Logansville, Georgia, Maurice Hughes of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Ashley Wagner of Fairfield, California; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jackie Dexter; sister, Esther (Charles) Fraticelli; brother, Alfred (Dareth) Ashby; sisters-in-law, Janet “Sue” (Rollie) Fisher and Doris “Jean” (Charles) Mitchell; and brothers-in-law, Junior (Margaret Ann) Peppers, Charles (Nettie) Peppers, and Dick (Ann) Peppers.

A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025, in the Cardaras Funeral Home, 183 E. Second St., Logan. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Logan. Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of Betty Irene Dexter to FairHoPe Hospice, 282 Sells Rd., Lancaster, Ohio 43130.

Please sign her online guestbook at www.cardaras.com