Avis de décès de Carol Cox - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Carol Wass Cox, 84, loving wife of Donald Hoyt Cox, and mother of Donald Hoyt Cox, Jr. of Londonderry, NH, Stephen Wass Cox of Windham, NH, Betsey S. Cox-Buteau of Hollis, NH, and Andrew Wheaton Cox of Pelham, AL, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014. She leaves a legacy of caring in raising four children, being a partner to her husband, and a myriad of leadership positions as a volunteer in service to the communities in which she lived her life. Born in Berlin, NH, and raised in Hamilton and Newton, MA, Carol attended Newton High School where she was captain of the womens basketball team and she met her husband to be of 63 years. She graduated from both Lasell College (A.A.) and Skidmore College (B.A.) with majors in biology although her lifelong love was the visual arts. She raised her children for the most part in Topsfield, MA, where she and Don built a home between two huge old trees on a hill on seven acres. They were members of Trinity Episcopal Church, she was in the garden club, and they both were very involved in scouts and the raising of their four children. Later, they moved to Hollis, NH where Carol became President of the Hollis Womens Club, joined the D.A.R., the Hollis Historical Society, was a Granite State Ambassador, was active in the Church of the Good Shepherd in Nashua, and the local art club. After leaving Hollis, they lived between Englewood, Florida and various homes in NH until 2012 when they became residents of The Birches in Concord, NH. Besides her husband and four children, she leaves behind eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren who will miss her very much. After cremation, a celebration of her life will be held, Saturday, February 15, 2014, at 10:30 am, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 214 Main St., Nashua, NH. Her ashes will be buried in the family plot this spring at Pillsbury Cemetery in Londonderry. Donations in Carols name to the Alzheimers Foundation of America are encouraged. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Derry and Londonderry are assisting the family. To send a condolence, or for more info, please visit www. peabodyfuneralhome.com.