Sadie Willard Cox

Sadie Willard Cox, 90, formerly of Fraker Place and more recently of Cedarwood Drive, passed away Tuesday morning, November 22, 2011 at Morehead Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, November 25, at North Spray Christian Church. Burial will follow in Overlook Cemetery. Mrs. Cox was born January 4, 1921 in Spray, NC, daughter of the late George William and Mary Beadie Harbour Willard. She was a member of North Spray Christian Church and a retiree of Fieldcrest / Pillowtex. After her retirement in textiles she worked as a Nurse's Assistant at Morehead Hospital. Surviving are son, Larry W. Cox and wife, Linda of Powder Springs, GA; six grandchildren, Michelle Saunders, Wayne Saunders, Tammy Vernon, Angela Haynes, Alyson Webb and Andrew Cox; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Frances W. Cobb of Axton, VA, Lovelyn W. Jones of Ridgeway, VA, and Mary W. Stultz of Dillon, SC; and son-in-law, Lloyd Saunders of Reidsville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elroy Knight Cox; and her daughter, MaryAnn Saunders. The family received friends Thursday evening, 7 - 9 PM at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com