Obituary for Betty Lou Cost
Betty Lou Cost (Peacock), 93, of Quincy, Fla., died on December 29, 2020 in Charlottesville, Virginia where she had recently moved to be near her daughter.
She was born September 13, 1927 in Quincy to the late Thomas Jay and Jessie Yon Peacock.
On January 1, 1951 she married Charles William (Billy) Cost and they had nearly 64 happy years together before his death in 2014. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, William Eugene Cost, in February 2020; her brothers, TJ Peacock, Jr. and Billy Yon Peacock; sisters, Sara Sakshaug and Helen Stokes; nephews, Tommy Peacock and Yon Peacock; and one niece, Allison Peacock.
She is survived by her daughter, Kay C. Parker and her husband, Davis, of Charlottesville, Va.; and her grandchildren, Davis and Thompson Parker, Rachel Cost Smith and Jason Pappas (Michelle); and great-grandchildren, Jase and Broxton Pappas and Rylee Trujillo. In addition, she is survived by devoted nieces, Dianne Ruff (Mike) and Jan Peacock; and a host of other relatives.
Betty Lou was the matriarch of the Peacock clan, an avid reader of history and non-fiction and a true Southern Lady.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, August 7, at 11:00 AM at Hillcrest Cemetery, Quincy, FL.
The family requests that guests not vaccinated for Covid practice social distancing.
Charles McClellan Funeral Home, Quincy, FL., 850-627-7677, is in charge of arrangements.
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She was born September 13, 1927 in Quincy to the late Thomas Jay and Jessie Yon Peacock.
On January 1, 1951 she married Charles William (Billy) Cost and they had nearly 64 happy years together before his death in 2014. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, William Eugene Cost, in February 2020; her brothers, TJ Peacock, Jr. and Billy Yon Peacock; sisters, Sara Sakshaug and Helen Stokes; nephews, Tommy Peacock and Yon Peacock; and one niece, Allison Peacock.
She is survived by her daughter, Kay C. Parker and her husband, Davis, of Charlottesville, Va.; and her grandchildren, Davis and Thompson Parker, Rachel Cost Smith and Jason Pappas (Michelle); and great-grandchildren, Jase and Broxton Pappas and Rylee Trujillo. In addition, she is survived by devoted nieces, Dianne Ruff (Mike) and Jan Peacock; and a host of other relatives.
Betty Lou was the matriarch of the Peacock clan, an avid reader of history and non-fiction and a true Southern Lady.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, August 7, at 11:00 AM at Hillcrest Cemetery, Quincy, FL.
The family requests that guests not vaccinated for Covid practice social distancing.
Charles McClellan Funeral Home, Quincy, FL., 850-627-7677, is in charge of arrangements.
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