Betty J. Ligon (née Gose, August 27, 1921 – May 18, 2015) was an American journalist.
[2] In 1942, she graduated from West Texas State College, majoring in political science.
[1] After college, she worked on the newsletter for the Pantex Plant in Amarillo and then went on to become the only woman on the staff of the International News Service in Dallas.
[7] She worked for the Herald-Post until 1987, when budget cuts forced her to retire, although she continued to free-lance for the paper until it closed in 1997.
[3] Ligon was involved in the creation of the El Paso Museum of History, serving on the board in 1971.