Betty Briggs Cox, 79, a resident of Stem, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.
A native of Granville County, the daughter of the late Joseph and Isabel Ford Briggs, the widow of Joseph H. Cox, a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and a retired switchboard operator for the state of North Carolina.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church by Rev. Keith Williams. Burial will be in church cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Betty C. “BJ” Oakley of Stem, Linda C Noelke (John) of Ft. Pierce, Fl., a son, David K. Cox (Becky) of Port St. Lucie, Fl., a sister, Joanne Clark, a brother, Howell Briggs, both of Berea, 4 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held 12:30 – 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 prior to the funeral service in the fellowship hall at the church.
Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to Hock Family Pavilion, 4023 North Roxboro Road, Durham, North Carolina 27704
Eakes Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford assisting the Cox Family.