Sarah B Cox

September 27, 1932-November 27, 2021

Sarah Bess Cox, devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, November 27, 2021, at age 89.

She was greeted and surrounded by a host of witnesses and friends including her parents, Ashley and Alice Osborn, her brother, Gordon Osborn, aunt Ernestine Osborn, niece Gerallyn Stephenson and her beloved husband, Charles Cox, who all went to heaven before her.

She was born in Amarillo, Texas to Ashley and Alice Osborn on September 27, 1932. After graduating from Amarillo High School, she attended Harding University, where she met her husband, Charles Edward Cox. They had three children Charla, Eddie, and Ernie.

Sarah answered to many names:

Mrs. Cox, as a teacher to countless students during her 20 plus years of teaching typing and bookkeeping at Lubbock Christian High School.

Sarah Bess as a valued family member to her Alabama Cox Family.

Aunt Sarah, Aunt Bess or sometimes Aunty as a caring aunt to her precious nieces and nephews.

Sarah as a constant support to her loving husband and friends

Mom, as a mother to her three children whom she devoted her life to raising.

Nana, as a loving grandmother to six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

But for those who were close to her knew many other names and words that truly described her.

Redeemed, justified, by Grace through Jesus, freeing her to help others.

Selfless, touching countless students’ lives, who came through LCS and LCU, by providing a hot meal or warm bed, her door was always open.

Philosopher, offering advice through short quips like, “Watch your words, you’ll have what you say.”, “Have you prayed about it?” or “Just let it roll off your back like water off a duck”, and her personal favorite,” You need to take authority in the name of Jesus”.

Warrior, always on her knees in prayer. When those close to her struggled in life, they knew to ask Sarah to pray for them because she understood better than most the power and authority we have as believers.

Brave, which may surprise you, but if you were around her later in her life, you watched her face her greatest fear by taking on years of pain and social rejection, yet never wavering in her faith, when most would crumble under the weight.

Sarah Bess lived a life dedicated to others. She worked as a teacher spending most of her career teaching typing and bookkeeping to high school students at Lubbock Christian Schools and being a friend and mentor to students at Lubbock Christian University. The Coxes lived just a couple of blocks from Lubbock Christian University and Sarah made sure that the front door was never locked. She made her home a welcome and inviting place to high school students, college students, neighbors, friends and family. Even though she taught her students a valuable skill she understood her real job was to help, serve, mentor and guide her students into

adulthood. She made sure to be there for others, even bailing one of her favorite students out of jail late one night.

Students recall the impact she had on their lives.

“Sarah Bess was the finest, loving, Christian woman I have ever known. What a privilege to have had her in my life. Throughout my adult life, she was in my head. Many times, I would think; ‘what would Sarah Bess do?’. My daughter received many tidbits of wisdom from S.B.” LLJ

“She was one of those rare individuals who grew more and more like her redeemer the longer she lived. She was like a second mom to me and countless others during our time in Lubbock and lived out her faith tangibly so we could see and learn.” NBS

“So thankful to have had her in my life.” GM

“So many wonderful memories, French toast, her sense of humor and patience. Her house was truly a home, and I loved being there. What a jewel Sarah is!” RH

“Sarah Bess! I’ve told people about the scriptures in the bathroom! And her cowboy cookies!!” TPC

“I can’t begin to tell the times and gifts she gave during twelve years of school.” MWH

Sarah Bess Cox is survived by her three children: Charla Louise Cobb and husband Ty, Edward Ashley Cox and wife Ginger, and Ernest Jarrett Cox and wife Chellie; six grandchildren: Joshua Edward Cox and his wife Holly, Jacob McClain Cox and his wife Whitney, Jonathan David Cox, Sarah Kathleen Cox, Kellie Grace Cox and Jessica Nichole Cobb; and four great-grandchildren: Elizabeth James Cox, Amberlee Rae Cox, Olivia Dee Cox, and Emmalynn Austen Cox.

Sarah was so much more than what we saw physically with her small, frail frame. She was a gift from heaven for those living in this difficult, unforgiving world so we could see firsthand the love of Jesus. We cry tears of joy in her victory and tears of sadness because we will miss her dearly.

A celebration service will be held Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 10:00am at Memorial Park Funeral Home; 6969 East I-40, Amarillo, Texas. The service will be live streamed on Memorial Park’s Facebook page.

The family requests that gifts be given to Lubbock Christian Schools in lieu of flowers.

(in the memo write “In memory of Sarah Cox”)

Memorial Park Facebook Live link: https://www.facebook.com/MemorialParkFuneral/

Lubbock Christian School donation ink: https://lubbockchristianschool.factsmgtadmin.com/give/