B. Y. Academy High School Graduate, Class of 1901 and 1902, Faculty. Thomas S. Court. In 1901 he also received a Special Certificate in Plane Surveying. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 15. ~ ~ ~ ~ B. Y. Academy High School Graduate, Class of 1902. Thomas S. Court. In Spring of 1902 he received a regular High School Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, Page 75. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Thomas S. Court, Registrar and Deputy Treasurer, 1899 - 1904. ~ ~ ~ ~ Thomas Samuel Court was born March 4, 1871 in West Jordan, Utah. His parents were Owen Thomas Court and Louisa Sarah Swinyard. He married Florence Ella Pratt on November 23, 1898 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had nine sons and three daughters. Thomas S. Court died on September 23, 1957, in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ The children of Thomas Samuel Court [BYA Faculty - Registrar] [1871-1957] and Florence Ella Pratt Court [1881-1974] included nine sons and three daughters: Thomas Otis Court [1899-1963], of Spokane, Washington; Ralph Pratt Court [1901-1980], of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Byron Owen Court [1903-1996] (married Bertha Ann Brown), of Provo; Lowell J. Court [1905-1987], of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Ward Louvi Court [1909-1983], of San Pedro, California; Urban Delos Court [1912-1936] of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Lamar Samuel (Pearl) Court [1914-1997]; Annabelle Court [1918-1918], Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Elmo Richard Court [1919-1991], of Provo, Utah; Florence Court (Leland) Shields [1916-2001]; Ruth Court [BYH Class of 1940] (Nephi) Quist [born abt. 1922]; and Robert (Janiel) Court [BYH Class of 1944] [born abt. 1926].

Class of 1975. Cynthia Covey. BYU BA History 1981. Cynthia married Kameron Haller.

Class of 1978. Maria Covey. BYU BA English 1984. BYU BA English Teaching & Teacher's Certificate 1987. She married Dave Cole.

Class of 1980. Stephen M. R. Covey, Jr. BYU BA American Studies 1985.

Class of 1964 ~ Honorary? BYU BS Child Development & Family Relations 1969. Married ____ Hicken.

Board of Trustees, 1950 to 1953. Elder Matthew Cowley was born August 2, 1897 at Preston, Franklin County, Idaho to Matthias Foss Cowley and Abbie Hyde Cowley. As a young man, he served a mission to New Zealand. He developed unusual skill in the Maori language, and was assigned to prepare a translation of the Book of Mormon into that language, correcting errors in an earlier translation. He made changes in approximately 2,500 verses in the original translation, and the second edition appeared in 1917. Elder Cowley was then assigned to translate the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price, assisted by Wiremu Duncan and Stuart Meha. These translations appeared in 1919. In 1938 he was called to preside over the New Zealand Mission. With the coming of World War II, all American missionaries were called home, but President Matthew and Sister Elva Taylor Cowley chose to remain in New Zealand with their family to supervise the work during the war. It was September 1945 before the Cowleys were released after seven and a half years of service. At the October 1945 general conference, Matthew Cowley was called to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and was affectionately called their "Polynesian Apostle" by the Saints of the South Pacific. Elder Cowley told of an interesting experience while serving a Mission in New Zealand. "I was called to a home in a little village in New Zealand one day. There the Relief Society sisters were preparing the body of one of our Saints. They had placed his body in front of the Big House, as they call it, the house where the people came to wail and weep and mourn over the dead, when in rushed the dead man's brother. He said, "Administer to him." And the young natives said, "Why, you shouldn't do that; he's dead." "You do it!" This same old man that I had with me when his niece was so ill was there. The younger native got down on his knees, and he anointed the dead man. Then this great old sage got down and blessed him and commanded him to rise. You should have seen the Relief Society sisters scatter. And he sat up and he said, "Send for the elders; I don't feel very well." . . . Well, we told him he had just been administered to, and he said: "Oh, that was it." He said, "I was dead. I could feel life coming back into me just like a blanket unrolling." Now, he outlived the brother that came in and told us to administer to him. (Devotional address at BYU, February 18, 1953.) Elder Cowley was married July 18, 1922 in the Salt Lake Temple to Elva Taylor, and the couple had three children. He was sustained to the Council of the Twelve Apostles and ordained an Apostle October 11, 1945 by President George Albert Smith. He was well beloved by the Maori people and seems to have had a gentle loving disposition. An eloquent speaker, he compiled and authored Matthew Cowley Speaks, an anthology of many of his talks. He seems to have been of a mind to help sinners rather than ostracize them. He used to tell us that every priesthood quorum in this church ought to be an "Alcoholics Anonymous," because we all have smokers and drinkers who have to have help before they can overcome their habits, and we ought not to be an organization that says to a man who is begging for help, "Well, join the Alcoholics Anonymous." We ought to say, "Now you come to priesthood quorum meetings and we will assign some man who used to have this habit to work with you, and we will give you the help with the power of the priesthood until you can overcome it." Elder Cowley died in 1953 at Los Angeles, California. Interment, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Class of 1929. William Cowley. Source: 1929 BYU Banyan, High School section. He is shown as a cast member in the play, "Little Women" during the 1928-1929 school year, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, High School section.

Class of 1966. William G. "Bill" Cowley. Spanish Club Chairman, Baseball, Science Club President, Seminary Graduate. BYU Hawaii 1 yr, Mission: California Spanish Speaking, BYU BS Psychology 1972, BYU MA Organizational Behavior 1974, Houston, Exxon employee, Wife, Gail A., Two Sons, One Daughter. The Cowley family lives in Avon, Indiana, near Indianapolis, Indiana. @2020

Class of 1972. Ann Cox. [Need more information.]

Class of 1971. Carilee Cox. Graduated from Singapore American School as Valedictorian. BYU BA Family Living 1975, summa cum laude (with high honors). Married Kelly Harper. Alternate email: carilee@utwire.com

BYH Class of 1949 ~ Honorary. Charles "Chuck" Cox. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Charles "Chuck" McArthur Cox, the patriarch of our family, joined his beloved wife, Eleanor Anne Cox in the early morning hours on September 8, 2014 in Provo, Utah at age of 83. He served others selflessly, loved others deeply, and will be missed dearly by his family and friends. Chuck was born in Provo, Utah on May 8, 1931, the son of Charles Holman Cox and Helen McArthur. His father was involved in the steel industry and Chuck worked side-by-side with his dad from the time he was a young boy. The Cox family briefly lived in Fontana, California, before moving back to Provo. Chuck placed great value on higher education. He attended both Brigham Young University grade school and BYU High School, and graduated from Provo High. He graduated from Brigham Young University earning a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard (1961) and a PhD from The University of Washington (1978). Chuck played football for BYU for one year before his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Toronto, Canada. He returned to BYU to finish his degree before he enlisted in the Navy and Officer Candidate School at Port Hueneme in Ventura, California, after which he served in the Judge Advocate Corp. Chuck married his college sweetheart, Eleanor Anne Boucher, on November 25, 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple, and were married for more than 50 years before she passed in 2011. Together they raised four children, Chip, Rick, Janet, and Craig. The family lived in San Jose and Sacramento, California where Chuck he worked for the defense industry. They returned to Provo in the mid-1960s when Chuck briefly helped his father run a foundry, and stayed to teach finance at BYU. When Chuck accepted a full-time position with Business School faculty at BYU, he returned to school at the University of Washington in Seattle for his PhD. The 'Seattle years' were a wonderful time for Chuck and his family, which was a good thing because after returning to BYU, the U of W scheduled him to teach each spring for a number of years, which Chuck really enjoyed. When BYU MBA students were asked in a survey five years after graduating which professor had most influenced them to be successful at work, Chuck was named as often as any other professor. His caring, sincere, deliberate way of thinking and relating conveyed the difficulties of working hard to address issues that have no ready solutions. It's what made him a wonderful, loved father as well. After he retired from full-time teaching at BYU Chuck continued teaching in the continuing education department of BYU through 2012. Chuck was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various Priesthood callings in that Wards and Stakes in which he lived. Chuck and Anne served a teaching mission in Beijing China in 1998-1999 where they both taught at the Foreign Affairs College, China's diplomacy school. After his mission, he continued to travel with Anne, family, and friends as often as possible. In his later years, Chuck loved genealogy research. He was passionate about this work and tracking down lost family members through historical and DNA connections. His work was the conversation piece over many meals and phone conversations. Friends and family were paramount to Chuck. He loved being of service, helping others with computers, genealogy questions, or whatever was troubling them. Chuck welcomed calls at any time of the day. Chuck's sincerity, abilities, generosity, and willingness to help and love will guide his children and grandchildren whom he loved very much for the rest of our lives. Chuck is survived by his four children Charles B. (Chip) Cox (Shauna), San Ramon, California, Richard H. Cox, (Yvette), West Jordan, Utah, Janet Elle Cox, Coronado, California, and Craig R. Cox (Joni), Chicago, Illinois, eight grandchildren - Matt, Justin, Rachel, Ali, Austin, McKenna, Walker and Blake one great grandchild Macie. He is also survived by his beloved Wilson and McArthur nephews, nieces and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, September 12, 2014 at the Edgemont North Stake Center, 4560 Canyon Road, Provo, Utah. Family and friends may call at the Berg Mortuary in Provo, 185 East Center Street, on Thursday, September 11, from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m., and at the church on Friday prior to services from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Happy stories may be sent to the family through www.bergmortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, September 10, 2014]

Class of 1979. Chip Cox. [Is Chip a nickname?]

Class of 1910. Clive Cox. Graduated from Brigham Young High School with a High School Diploma in 1910. Source: Annual Record, B. Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, page 434. Question: Is this Olive Cox, Class of 1910?

Class of 1910. Elvira Cox. Graduated from Brigham Young High School with a Normal Diploma in 1910. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, page 15. Question: Is this Ira Cox, Class of 1910?

Class of 1918. Emma Jean (Jean) Cox. Academic & Business Department. Graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source 1: 1918 Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Second source: (Jean Cox) 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Emma Jean Cox. She received a BYH Department of Business Education Diploma in 1918. Source 3: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 470. ~ ~ ~ ~ Emma Jean Cox, born April 27, 1900 in Goshen, Utah. Died June 23, 1977. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Her parents: Albert E. Cox & Pearl Morgan Cox. She married Harvey Glenn Bonnett [or Glenn Harvey Bonnett] on October 28, 1919 in Provo, Utah (later divorced).

BY Academy High School Class of 1882. Euphrasia Cox. Graduated June 16, 1882. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff, Training School, 1881-1884. Married _____ Miner.

Circa BYA Class of 1896. Frank Cox. Frank, at age 20, was a member of the first BYA football team in 1896. Source. ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Franklin Lane Cox was born September 4, 1876 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. Franklin became a merchant specializing in retail grocery. His parents were Isiah Cox and Martha Cragun Cox. Franklin married Elethra Calista Earl, 1904-1979. Franklin died on March 29, 1953 in St. George, Utah.

Class of 1910. Ira Cox. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1910, in the High School Department. Source 1: 1910 BYU Banyan, BYH section, list on p. 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Annual Record, B. Y. University (from BYU Records Office), Book 3, page 33. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ira Cox was born March 7, 1883 in Beaver, Utah. His parents were William James Cox, Jr., and Laura Ann Skinner. He married Edna Jackson on April 26, 1904. He died on August 18, 1926 in Beaver, Utah. Question: Is this Elvira Cox, Class of 1910?

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Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1920. LeRoy Cox. He received an AB Degree in History & Government in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 145.

Class of 1968. Mary Cox. She married Bryce Christensen.

Class of 1910. Olive Cox. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1910, in the High School Department. Source: 1910 BYU Banyan, BYH section, list on p. 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Olive Mary Cox was born on December 25, 1889 in Fairview, Utah. Her parents were Walter Cox and Nancy Irene Sanders. She married Parley Anderson Powell on June 1, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on March 22, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Upton, Summit County, Utah.

Class of 1932. Ruby Cox. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, June 2, 1932. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, June 1, 1932. ~ ~ ~ ~ Grew up in Fairview, Utah. Ruby Cox is the daughter of Bruce Cox [Amasa Bruce Cox], born November 2, 1885 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah; and Sadie Christensen Cox [Sarah Octavia Christensen], born on December 16, 1878 in Fairview, Utah. The children of Bruce and Sadie Cox included two sons and two daughters: Fred Leo Cox, Fairview, Utah; Max Cox, Glendale, Utah; Zella Cox [BYH Class of 1928], Salt Lake City, Utah; and Ruby Cox [BYH Class of 1932], Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Ruby Cox Smith, a longtime educator in the Ontario Montclair [California] School District passed away on October 22, 2008 at the age of 93. Mrs. Smith moved to Ontario, California in 1952 with her husband, Charles F. Smith, and five children. She served as the Program Chairman of Lincoln School PTA in 1953 and later became President of the Lincoln School Parent Teacher's Association. Ruby Cox graduated from Brigham Young High School, Provo, Utah, Class of 1932, then attended Brigham Young University, after which she taught elementary grades several years before her marriage. Later, when her youngest son was in Junior High School, she updated her teaching credentials at BYU and taught in the Ontario-Montclair School District in various grades. She also became the Program Facilitator working with parents, teachers and principals in planning programs to fulfill children's special needs. She always loved working with all those involved, especially the children. Ruby Cox Smith is survived by three sons: Robert F. Smith of San Pedro, California; Larry Smith, La Verne, California; Stephen Smith, Boise, Idaho; and two daughters, Linda Smith Menes, Upland, California; and Madeline Smith Manwaring, Warrenton, Virginia. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. He husband, Charles Foster Smith, predeceased her. Mrs. Smith was an active member of the Upland Fifth Ward of the Upland California Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She taught in church auxiliaries, seminary and worked tirelessly on Family History projects. She was a past president of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, of which she was a founding member. Ruby was born in Fairview, Utah on December 26, 1914, the youngest child of a family of four children. Her three older siblings predeceased her. She retired from teaching in June 1985 and was living in the home of her daughter, Linda Smith Menes, in Upland, California, at the time of her death. A memorial service for Mrs. Smith was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, November 1, 2008, 785 N. San Antonio Avenue, Upland, California. Her interment, upper cemetery in Fairview, Utah on Saturday, 8 November 2008. [Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, October 28, 2008]

Class of 1918. Stanley Cox. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79.

Class of 1928. Zella Cox. Zella Mae Cox graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 24, 1928. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 23, 1928. Resident of Fairview, Utah. Zella Cox is the daughter of Bruce Cox [Amasa Bruce Cox], born November 2, 1885 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah; and Sadie Christensen Cox [Sarah Octavia Christensen], born on December 16, 1878 in Fairview, Utah. The children of Bruce and Sadie Cox included two sons and two daughters: Fred Leo Cox, Fairview, Utah; Max Cox, Glendale, Utah; Zella Cox [BYH Class of 1928], Salt Lake City, Utah; and Ruby Cox [BYH Class of 1932], Provo, Utah. Zella Mae Cox married Alma H. Clark. Alma Herrick Clark was born on July 29, 1913 in Logan, Cache County, Utah. Zella Mae Cox was born on November 20, 1910 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah. Zella Cox and Alma H. Clark were married on January 24, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their children include four sons and one daughter: Bruce William Clark; Roger Alma Clark; Joseph Clark; Paul Richard Clark; and Zella Alene Clark. Alma H. Clark died on February 21, 1979 at the age of 65 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. He was a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force. A veteran of World War II, Alma was buried in the Riverside, California military cemetery. Zella Mae Cox Clark died on January 1, 1993 in Glendora, Los Angeles County, California. Her interment: also Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, California. ~ ~ ~ ~ "Death Takes Infant Son of Alma H. Clark -- Word was received here this week of the death of Joseph Clark, one-year-old son of Alma H. Clark and Zella Cox Clark, in the Hawaiian Islands. Death was caused by complications which followed an operation. Funeral services were held at Hickham Field in the Islands on Monday, Nov. 1, [1947]." [Mt. Pleasant (Utah) Pyramid, November 21, 1947.]