Betty Rose (Peach) “Granny” Cox, age 89 of Eminence, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.  Daughter of the late Henry and Garnie (Cowan) Peach, she retired from the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a Medicaid supervisor.  Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Lister C. Cox; a son, David A. Cox; and a brother, Henry “Junior” Peach.

Survived by:

Sister:                   Patricia Lippert (Robert) of Frankfort

Aunt:                    Reva Stewart of Salvisa

Grandchildren:      David Curtis Cox (Taunya) of Arizona

                            Amanda Dawn Tipton (Scott) of Shelbyville

                             Candice Marie Kincaid (Adam) of LaGrange

                             Nathaniel Joseph Cox of Shelbyville

Great-Grandchildren: David, Denver, Ally, Benjamin, Caroline & Raylan

Great-Great-Grand-daughter:   Oaklyn Rose

Funeral Service:   1 PM on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.

Interment:  New Castle Cemetery

Honorary Pallbearers:     David Trimble, Abby Wolf, Shawn Oesterritter, Ronnie Armstrong, Donnie Norton, Dusty Norton, Barbara Ann Norton, Margaret Rankin, Alvin Tingle, Carol Ann Tingle & Shannon Hale. 

Active Pallbearers:    David Cox, Nathaniel Cox, Scott Tipton, Benjamin Cox, Denver Trimble, Adam Kincaid, & Connor Shaw

Visitation: 2-6 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions: may be made to WHAS Crusade for Children or Kosair Children’s Hospital.     

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