Lula "Skippi" Cox

Funeral services for Lula "Skippi" Cox, 89, of Gainesville, are set for 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Fairview cemetery under the direction of Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A visitation will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday before funeral services take place.

Lula was born in Royce City on December 13, 1923 to Lee and Ethel Jenkins Gilbert. She passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at NTMC in Gainesville.

Skippi married Edwin R. Cox on December 13, 1945 in Gainesville. She was a member of the former Broadway Church of Christ and the Hillcrest Church of Christ.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Gerald "Wally" and Janet Cox of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law Kelvin and Darlene Cox of Moore, OK.; daughter and son-in-law Judy and Jason Pritchard of Blue Ridge; daughter-in-law Tina Cox of Muenster; grandson Derek Cox and his wife Bonnie; grandson Bryan Cox and his wife Corrie; granddaughter Lacey Lane and her husband Scott; granddaughter Katie Steinert and her husband Brad; grandson Ryan Cox; granddaughter Angie Cox and her fiance' Billy Chapman; granddaughter Amanda Andrews and her husband Justin; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by very dear friends Lloyd and Janis Bewley, Verna Williams, and Jean Bloodworth.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Edwin R. in June 1997; son Clifford Elson Cox in February 2010; brother Claude Escul Gilbert; brother Robert Lee Gilbert; sister Lorene Walling; and sister Mary Ruth Anderson.

Memorial contributions may be made to Coats for Kids through the First Christian Church in Gainesville, Visto food bank, or a local charity of your choice.