Betty Cox Pope

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PEACHLAND – On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, Mrs. Betty Cox Pope, 82, passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior at her home with her loving family at her bedside.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 4, 2025, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Swaringen and Rev. Arnold Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home and other times at the home.

Betty was born October 1, 1943, in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late John Thomas Cox and the late Ida Elizabeth Braswell Cox. She was a 1962 graduate of Anson High School and a 1965 graduate of Central Piedmont Community College with an associate degree in Dental Hygiene.

Her dental career first began as a dental assistant with Dr. Garrison in Burlington, NC. She later worked as a dental hygienist with Dr. Griffin in Marshville and Dr. Joel Mauldin in Albemarle.

Betty was a long-time member of Oakdale Baptist Church in Polkton and attended Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Polkton in recent years. She had strong faith in the Lord and her life exemplified one of service and devotion to Him and others.

Those who are left to cherish her memory are her husband of 41 years, Jerry Pope; her children, Michael Napier (Deana) and Stephen Napier (Mindy) both of Polkton and Kelly Stone of Waxhaw; her grandchildren, Nathan Napier (Skylar), Curtis Napier (Sally), Courtney Napier, Amber Clark (Taylor), Blake Napier, and Bradley Caudle all of Polkton, and Wilson Stone and Carolina Stone both of Waxhaw; her great-grandchildren, Georgia Rose Napier, Iris Vaughn, Jamie Vaughn, Taylor Clark, Jr. and Eleanor Clark; her brother and sister, Carson Cox (Alice) of Polkton and Ila Barwig of Monroe; her brothers-in-law, Glenn Pope (Joyce) of Wadesboro and Dennis Pope (Carol) of Dalton, GA; her dear friends, Jane and Jeanie; her devoted canine companion, Jack;  and her nieces and nephews and their families.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters and brothers, Alma Cox, Charles Cox, Roy Cox, Mary Frances Taylor, Ed Cox, Sarah Long and Lewis Cox; by her son-in-law, Tim Stone; by her sister-in-law, Dot Marsh (Flake) and by George Clark Napier, father of her sons.

The family is most grateful to Hospice of Union County for the exceptional way they cared for Betty , especially, Mandy Horne and Shevon Melton, and to her niece, Patricia Conklin, for all she did to support her and the family during her time of declining health.

The family suggests memorials be made to Griffin Cemetery Fund, c/o Oakdale Baptist Church, 3304 NC 218, Polkton, NC 28135.

Betty’s family, although heartbroken for their loss, rejoices in knowing she has seen her Savior face to face and she now has a new and glorified body.

The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com