Karma Bean Cox, 78, died October 7, 2007, at her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, from complications of cancer.
She was born November 22, 1928, in Wilford, Idaho, to Lloyd James and Millie Birch Bean, their third daughter.
She grew up on a dry farm east of Drummond, Idaho.
During the winter months, she and her siblings skied to school, and in good weather they rode horses.
There was no school bus to take them to school.
She attended grade school in a one-room log schoolhouse where all eight grades attended.
Her family moved from Drummond to St. Anthony, Milo and then to the Shelley/Jameston area.
She graduated from Shelley High School as salutatorian in 1947.
Karma married William "J" Cox, son of Harrison and Nellie Cox, on November 25, 1947, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
During their married life, they lived in Woodville, Jameston, Monteview, Ammon and north of Idaho Falls, where they had a farm and beautiful home on East River Road.
Karma was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She served in numerous callings during her life, namely Relief Society, visiting teacher all during her married life until she passed from this life, Primary teacher, Relief Society president, Stake R.S. presidency, R.S. quilting chairman, Work Director in R.S., Deseret Industries Homecraft (helping to create hundreds of quilts for needy families), as well as many other callings.
Karma and Bill served missions together for the LDS Church microfilming genealogical records in New Zealand, as temple workers in the newly built Chicago LDS Temple for a year, and as Church service employment missionaries.
She has enjoyed sewing and quilting, and working in the garden raising flowers, vegetables and strawberries.
She has sewn several quilts for each of her seven children, as well as quilts and afghans for each of her 29 grandchildren. She had sewn over 1000 quilts in all.
She has sewn baby quilts for 14 great grandchildren and has quilted about 30 more for future great-grandchildren.
She has quilted baby quilts in various wards she and Bill were in.
She is loved so much by her husband, children and grandchildren, and we will miss her.
Karma is survived by her husband, Bill, of Idaho Falls; six daughters and one son, Saundra of Idaho Falls, Jenny (Hal Dean) Bateman of Idaho Falls, Rozann (Bill) Meyer of Vancouver, Wash., Karlene (Nick) Tanner of Spokane, Wash., Kate (Dell) Tyler of Wilson, Wyo., Lloyd (Ranae) Cox of Idaho Falls and Leesa (Larry) Wilde of Jackson, Wyo.; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving her are six sisters and one brother, Wanda (Clyde) Miller of Shelley, Arlene (Keith) Meservy of Provo, Utah, Ruth (George) Hansen of Monteview, Lois Bean (sister-in-law) of Idaho Falls, Karen (Paul) Searle of Shelley, Linda (Frank) Butler of Deer Park, Wash., and Paul (Vicki) Bean of Kooskia, Idaho.
Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Ralph; and grandson, Rory Mitchell.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 at the Ammon LDS 6th Ward, 2051 Avocet Drive.
She was born November 22, 1928, in Wilford, Idaho, to Lloyd James and Millie Birch Bean, their third daughter.
She grew up on a dry farm east of Drummond, Idaho.
During the winter months, she and her siblings skied to school, and in good weather they rode horses.
There was no school bus to take them to school.
She attended grade school in a one-room log schoolhouse where all eight grades attended.
Her family moved from Drummond to St. Anthony, Milo and then to the Shelley/Jameston area.
She graduated from Shelley High School as salutatorian in 1947.
Karma married William "J" Cox, son of Harrison and Nellie Cox, on November 25, 1947, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
During their married life, they lived in Woodville, Jameston, Monteview, Ammon and north of Idaho Falls, where they had a farm and beautiful home on East River Road.
Karma was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She served in numerous callings during her life, namely Relief Society, visiting teacher all during her married life until she passed from this life, Primary teacher, Relief Society president, Stake R.S. presidency, R.S. quilting chairman, Work Director in R.S., Deseret Industries Homecraft (helping to create hundreds of quilts for needy families), as well as many other callings.
Karma and Bill served missions together for the LDS Church microfilming genealogical records in New Zealand, as temple workers in the newly built Chicago LDS Temple for a year, and as Church service employment missionaries.
She has enjoyed sewing and quilting, and working in the garden raising flowers, vegetables and strawberries.
She has sewn several quilts for each of her seven children, as well as quilts and afghans for each of her 29 grandchildren. She had sewn over 1000 quilts in all.
She has sewn baby quilts for 14 great grandchildren and has quilted about 30 more for future great-grandchildren.
She has quilted baby quilts in various wards she and Bill were in.
She is loved so much by her husband, children and grandchildren, and we will miss her.
Karma is survived by her husband, Bill, of Idaho Falls; six daughters and one son, Saundra of Idaho Falls, Jenny (Hal Dean) Bateman of Idaho Falls, Rozann (Bill) Meyer of Vancouver, Wash., Karlene (Nick) Tanner of Spokane, Wash., Kate (Dell) Tyler of Wilson, Wyo., Lloyd (Ranae) Cox of Idaho Falls and Leesa (Larry) Wilde of Jackson, Wyo.; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving her are six sisters and one brother, Wanda (Clyde) Miller of Shelley, Arlene (Keith) Meservy of Provo, Utah, Ruth (George) Hansen of Monteview, Lois Bean (sister-in-law) of Idaho Falls, Karen (Paul) Searle of Shelley, Linda (Frank) Butler of Deer Park, Wash., and Paul (Vicki) Bean of Kooskia, Idaho.
Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Ralph; and grandson, Rory Mitchell.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 at the Ammon LDS 6th Ward, 2051 Avocet Drive.
Karma Bean Cox, 78, died October 7, 2007, at her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, from complications of cancer.
She was born November 22, 1928, in Wilford, Idaho, to Lloyd James and Millie Birch Bean, their third daughter.
She grew up on a dry farm east of Drummond, Idaho.
During the winter months, she and her siblings skied to school, and in good weather they rode horses.
There was no school bus to take them to school.
She attended grade school in a one-room log schoolhouse where all eight grades attended.
Her family moved from Drummond to St. Anthony, Milo and then to the Shelley/Jameston area.
She graduated from Shelley High School as salutatorian in 1947.
Karma married William "J" Cox, son of Harrison and Nellie Cox, on November 25, 1947, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
During their married life, they lived in Woodville, Jameston, Monteview, Ammon and north of Idaho Falls, where they had a farm and beautiful home on East River Road.
Karma was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She served in numerous callings during her life, namely Relief Society, visiting teacher all during her married life until she passed from this life, Primary teacher, Relief Society president, Stake R.S. presidency, R.S. quilting chairman, Work Director in R.S., Deseret Industries Homecraft (helping to create hundreds of quilts for needy families), as well as many other callings.
Karma and Bill served missions together for the LDS Church microfilming genealogical records in New Zealand, as temple workers in the newly built Chicago LDS Temple for a year, and as Church service employment missionaries.
She has enjoyed sewing and quilting, and working in the garden raising flowers, vegetables and strawberries.
She has sewn several quilts for each of her seven children, as well as quilts and afghans for each of her 29 grandchildren. She had sewn over 1000 quilts in all.
She has sewn baby quilts for 14 great grandchildren and has quilted about 30 more for future great-grandchildren.
She has quilted baby quilts in various wards she and Bill were in.
She is loved so much by her husband, children and grandchildren, and we will miss her.
Karma is survived by her husband, Bill, of Idaho Falls; six daughters and one son, Saundra of Idaho Falls, Jenny (Hal Dean) Bateman of Idaho Falls, Rozann (Bill) Meyer of Vancouver, Wash., Karlene (Nick) Tanner of Spokane, Wash., Kate (Dell) Tyler of Wilson, Wyo., Lloyd (Ranae) Cox of Idaho Falls and Leesa (Larry) Wilde of Jackson, Wyo.; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving her are six sisters and one brother, Wanda (Clyde) Miller of Shelley, Arlene (Keith) Meservy of Provo, Utah, Ruth (George) Hansen of Monteview, Lois Bean (sister-in-law) of Idaho Falls, Karen (Paul) Searle of Shelley, Linda (Frank) Butler of Deer Park, Wash., and Paul (Vicki) Bean of Kooskia, Idaho.
Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Ralph; and grandson, Rory Mitchell.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 at the Ammon LDS 6th Ward, 2051 Avocet Drive.
She was born November 22, 1928, in Wilford, Idaho, to Lloyd James and Millie Birch Bean, their third daughter.
She grew up on a dry farm east of Drummond, Idaho.
During the winter months, she and her siblings skied to school, and in good weather they rode horses.
There was no school bus to take them to school.
She attended grade school in a one-room log schoolhouse where all eight grades attended.
Her family moved from Drummond to St. Anthony, Milo and then to the Shelley/Jameston area.
She graduated from Shelley High School as salutatorian in 1947.
Karma married William "J" Cox, son of Harrison and Nellie Cox, on November 25, 1947, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
During their married life, they lived in Woodville, Jameston, Monteview, Ammon and north of Idaho Falls, where they had a farm and beautiful home on East River Road.
Karma was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She served in numerous callings during her life, namely Relief Society, visiting teacher all during her married life until she passed from this life, Primary teacher, Relief Society president, Stake R.S. presidency, R.S. quilting chairman, Work Director in R.S., Deseret Industries Homecraft (helping to create hundreds of quilts for needy families), as well as many other callings.
Karma and Bill served missions together for the LDS Church microfilming genealogical records in New Zealand, as temple workers in the newly built Chicago LDS Temple for a year, and as Church service employment missionaries.
She has enjoyed sewing and quilting, and working in the garden raising flowers, vegetables and strawberries.
She has sewn several quilts for each of her seven children, as well as quilts and afghans for each of her 29 grandchildren. She had sewn over 1000 quilts in all.
She has sewn baby quilts for 14 great grandchildren and has quilted about 30 more for future great-grandchildren.
She has quilted baby quilts in various wards she and Bill were in.
She is loved so much by her husband, children and grandchildren, and we will miss her.
Karma is survived by her husband, Bill, of Idaho Falls; six daughters and one son, Saundra of Idaho Falls, Jenny (Hal Dean) Bateman of Idaho Falls, Rozann (Bill) Meyer of Vancouver, Wash., Karlene (Nick) Tanner of Spokane, Wash., Kate (Dell) Tyler of Wilson, Wyo., Lloyd (Ranae) Cox of Idaho Falls and Leesa (Larry) Wilde of Jackson, Wyo.; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving her are six sisters and one brother, Wanda (Clyde) Miller of Shelley, Arlene (Keith) Meservy of Provo, Utah, Ruth (George) Hansen of Monteview, Lois Bean (sister-in-law) of Idaho Falls, Karen (Paul) Searle of Shelley, Linda (Frank) Butler of Deer Park, Wash., and Paul (Vicki) Bean of Kooskia, Idaho.
Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Ralph; and grandson, Rory Mitchell.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 at the Ammon LDS 6th Ward, 2051 Avocet Drive.
