Cox, Lula Mary ~ Obituary

The Monitor-Herald, - Nov. 20, 1958

Good Citizen Claimed by Death- Mrs. Lula Mary Cox Dies At Sarepta Saturday, Nov. 15- Burial Held At Sarepta.Mrs. Lula Mary Cox, age 97, a native of Calhoun County, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Noonie Phillips, at Sarepta, where she had lived for some 40 years, on Saturday, November 15, following a lengthy illness. Among the oldest living people in Calhoun, she was the widow of a Confederate veteran, who passed away many years ago.
Mrs. Cox was well known over the county. She was a member of the Methodist Church, which she joined in early life. Her parents moved to Mississippi from Virginia, prior to her birth, which took place on Sept. 11, 1861.

She was the widow of the lamented George W. Cox, who passed away in 1919.
She was a woman of firm convictions and believed in right, truth and honesty. She practiced her convictions and belief during her long life, and was an honored and respected person who had the good will and appreciation of her neighbors and friends.

She was a loyal and devoted wife and mother, and was active in the affairs of her community as long as her health permitted.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cox were held from Sarepta Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, Nov. 16, at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Buford Roane, assisted by Rev. Buford Usry, with interment in Sarepta cemetery. Pryor Funeral Home directed the rites. Pallbearers were Howard Cain, Thomas Freeman, Ray Freeman, Howard Pointer, Hugh Phillips and Emmett James.
Surviving Mrs. Cox is her daughter, Mrs. Lula B. Phillips, where she made her home, Sarepta; a son, R.C. Cowsert, of Memphis, Tenn.; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

** One of two families that are represented by three generations on the quilt. Mrs. Lula Cox was the mother of Mrs. Noonie Phillips and the grandmother of Mrs. Nina Freeman.