Ann Cox

Barbara Ann Cox, age 86, of West, passed away March 25, 2019 at Providence Hospital in Waco with her family by her side. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West. Ann was born on January 4, 1933 in Waco, the daughter of Harold E. and Katherine (Carter) Combs. She graduated from Waco High School in 1950. Following that she attended Baylor University. In 1984, Ann received a B.A. from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. On August 30, 1952, she was married to Bivian Wells Cox, Jr. They spent 25 years in the Waco, Aquilla, and West area and relocated to Oklahoma City until 2013, when they returned to their roots near West. Ann was devoted to her family and loved to shop. She was proud to be a member of the Texas Womens Barrel Racing Association. She raised her boys on a ranch in Aquilla and helped the family with the building and operation of the Cox Commission Company. While living in Oklahoma City, she worked for the State of Oklahoma as an Administrator Inspector. When she retired, her husband took her on a trucking tour all over the United States. She became ill in 1995 and was cared for by Bivian until the time she passed. Ann is survived by her loving husband, B.W. Cox, Jr; her sons, Bivian W. Cox, III and his wife Glenna of Cedar Park, Hal Cox and his wife Betty of West, and Clint Cox and his wife Susan of Liberty Hill; nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to West Rest Haven Disaster Relief Fund.