I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

2 Timothy 4:7

Dolores Sue Dittrich Cox was born May 7, 1934. She departed this life peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 21, 2018 at the age of 84. Dolores was the oldest of four children born to Tillman Dittrich and Lyndoll Galbreath Dittrich.

Dolores graduated from Las Vegas High School and then went to work at department stores in San Antonio, Texas.

Dolores married Howard Cox on May 11, 1955. They lived and raised their six children moving to many towns across Texas where Howard worked paving roads. They finally settled back in Blanco in 1963 where they built a home on the Cox family property on Cox Road. Dolores worked for their family business, Cox Paving. She also worked at the Blanco ISD cafeteria when her children were attending Blanco schools.

Dolores was active in the community of Blanco. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Blanco. She volunteered at The Blanco Good Samaritan Center. She loved attending all the sports games of her grandchildren. She traveled far and wide to watch their football games, baseball games, softball games, basketball games, volleyball games and tennis.

Dolores loved to travel and vacation all over the world with Howard. They owned property in Belize, Central America where they were involved in several businesses, including logging, saw mill, rice farming, citrus orchards, cattle ranching, and growing tropical flowers for import to the USA. They also visited New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Germany, Fiji, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, and many Caribbean islands.

Dolores was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Also preceding her in death was a son, Randolph Stephen Cox who passed away June 20, 2012.

Dolores is survived by her sons: Howard Sidney Cox and wife Connie, Andrew Tillman Cox and wife Holli; daughters: Lynda Kay Baumgartner and husband Llano, Lydia Sue Bledsoe and husband Doug, Allison Cox Klein and husband Toben; brother, Dale and wife Marian; sisters, Sheryl Scanlon and husband Dennis and Cindy Tyson and husband Bob. She is also survived by seventeen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at Trinity Lutheran Church, 703 Main St., Blanco, Texas beginning at 9:00 AM. Saturday, June 23, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM at the church. Burial will follow at the Cox Family Cemetery on Cox Rd., Blanco, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blanco High School scholarship funds for athletics.