January 13, 1912 - October 18, 2001
Age: 89
North Vernon, Indiana
Date of Death: Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 4:55 a.m.
Place of Death: St. Vincent Jennings Hospital at North Vernon
Place of Birth: Bartholomew County, Indiana
Date of Funeral: Monday, October 22, 2001 at 10:00 a.m.
Visitation: Sunday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Place of Burial: Westport Cemetery
Officiating:
Rev. David Burnett
Parents: Lora S. and Catherine (Richardson) Cox
History:
Residential: He had resided in Decatur,
Jennings and Bartholomew Counties.
Occupation: He retired from farming in 1977.
Memberships:
He was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist
Church at Adams.
First Married to: Thelma Marie Peacock
Place:
Decatur County, Indiana
Date:
April 6, 1930
She preceded him in death on November 11, 1985
Secondly Married to: Opal Evans Galbraith
Place:
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Date:
September 21, 1989
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Opal Cox - North Vernon,
Indiana
1 Son - Robert L. Cox - Sample,
Kentucky
1 Daughter - Joan Hamer -
Greensburg, Indiana
1 Step Son - Don Richard Galbraith
- Madison, Indiana
1 Step Daughter - Linda Lou Baker -
San Clemente, California
8 Grandchildren
16 Great Grandchildren
8 Step Grandchildren
Preceded in death by: His parents
3 Brothers: George Cox
Wayne Cox
Roy Dale Cox
1 Granddaughter: Amerika Bennett
Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Baptist Church through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.