Betty Cox Kent, 85, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015. Betty was born on March 17, 1929 in Cottondale, Florida. She was a 1946 graduate of Bay High School. She retired from Security Federal Savings and Loans in 1980. She was preceded in death by her husband, Christna Kent. She is survived by her three children, Terry W. Kent, Don C. Kent (Sandi), Rick A. Kent (Lisa); eleven grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; one sister, Monette Keith; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 3 – 5 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John Friedman officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Terry Kent II, Kraig Kent, Kevin Kent, Brett Lightsey, Hunter Sperandeo and Jess Hoffman. Those desiring may make memorial donations to Emerald Coast Hospice, 421 Oak Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405 in memory of Betty Kent.