Kaylene Tippetts Cox family

Kaylene Cox died Monday, unexpectedly at the St. George Intermountain Hospital following stent heart surgery.

I am assisting Kaylene's family to raise much-needed funds to cover existing medical expenses and burial costs. We are setting up this Go Fund Me account for anyone who can help by donating. Her obituary and memorial service details are listed below.

Kaylene Rose Tippetts Cox, of Washington, Utah, age 73, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, at St. George Regional Hospital, following heart surgery. Kaylene was born February 25, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph Van and Viola (Godfrey) Tippetts and raised by her grandmother Ruth Koeven in Henderson, Nevada, where she graduated from Basic High School. She married Norris Legran Cox on June 15, 1972, in the Mesa Arizona LDS Temple. He passed away on January 19, 2014.

Kaylene worked as a Walmart door greeter for 19 years and was known as the Costume Lady. She made many outfits and costumes for various holidays and events. She was very creative and crafty. Kaylene had a mischievous and sarcastic sense of humor. She enjoyed serving as the ward librarian and attending the temple. Kaylene made friends easily and was loved by all who met her.

Kaylene is survived by her children: Norris "Junior" Legran, Morris Legran (Jennifer "Jenni"), Norrene, Sirron Norris, Nora Jean (Mike Leon), Narris Isaiah, 6 grandchildren, her brother Glen Tippetts, and sister-in-law Lillian Santos. She was preceded in death by her husband Norris Legran Cox, Sr., her son Sterling Tippetts Cox, and her brother DeVan Tippetts.

A visitation will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm at the LDS Chapel, 82 North Main, Washington, Utah. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 pm at the same location. Internment at the Cox Family Cemetery in Cane Beds, Arizona.

Donations may be made directly to the family of Kaylene Tippetts Cox or at https://www.gofundme.com/f/kaylene-tippetts-cox-family

Memorial services will be under the direction of McMillan Mortuary.

View the service at mcmillanmortuary.com