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Birmingham News (AL) - January 18, 2000
Deceased Name: COX, SADIE BELLE
COX, SADIE BELLE, 88, of
Blountsville, AL, died Saturday,
January 15, 2000 in Tallahassee,
FL. Mrs. Cox was a lifelong resi-
dent of Blount County, AL. She was
born August 24, 1911 to Selden
and Sally Wright of Liberty, AL.
Mrs. Cox taught school at J. B.
Pennington High School in
Blountsville for 30 years after hav-
ing taught at Susan Moore High
School and other schools in Blount
County. She was the coordinator for
the Snead Junior College Extension
Center at Blountsville. She was a
member of Blountsville Baptist
Church. She had been a member of
the Blountsville Town Council and
the Blountsville Water Board. Mrs.
Cox was Blount Countys Citizen of
the Year in 1989. She was a char-
ter member of the Oneonta-Blount
County Chamber of Commerce. She
was also a member of the
Blountsville Cosmos Club and the
Blountsville Garden Club.
Upon her retirement from
teaching school, Mrs. Cox helped
organize the Retired Volunteer Pro-
gram in Blount County, serving as
president of the Blountsville Club for
nine years; as president and secre-
tary of the Blount County Organiza-
tion and on the Birmingham Re-
gional Planning Commission on
Aging.
Mrs. Cox is survived by her two
devoted children and their families:
George L. (Betty) Cox of Snead, AL,
and Janice (Edward) Lyon of Talla-
hassee, FL; and three grandsons,
Kelly Cox of Auburn, AL, M. Chris
Lyon and Stephen Lyon of Tallahas-
see, FL. She is also survived by a
sister, Mary Moffatt of Huntington,
West Virginia in addition to numer-
ous cousins.
Mrs. Coxs service will be Tues-
day, January 18, at 11:00 A.M. at
Blountsville Baptist Church with
burial at Antioch Baptist Church,
Liberty, AL. Viewing was held on
Monday night, January 17, from
6:00-8:00 P.M. at Blountsville Fu-
neral Home. Blountsville Funeral
Home is directing.
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