1931
Raymond
2015
Raymond Cox
September 14, 1931 — December 3, 2015
Services: 2pm Sun. Dec. 6, 2015
Forest Baptist Church
Interment: Eastern Cemetery
Visitation: 4pm - 7pm Sat. Dec. 5, 2015
at Ott & Lee Funeral Home
Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest.
Telephone: (601) 469-3412
Raymond E. Cox, 84, returned to his heavenly home on December 3, 2015. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Sunday December 6, 2015 from the Forest Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Eastern Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4pm to 7pm Saturday December 5, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Dr. Gordon Sansing and Rev. Rick Blythe will officiate.
Raymond Earl Cox was born September 14, 1931 in Sebastopol, MS. He graduated from Sebastopol High School in 1951 and joined the United States Air Force. Upon completion of his training at Fort Hood, TX he was assigned as a cook and then served three years in Munich, Germany. In 1954, Raymond married the love of his life, Helen Vance and they moved to Witchita, KS. When his term was up, Raymond re-enlisted and the couple moved to Selma, AL where their first son, Steven Earl, was born. Raymond was then sent to Tulle, Greenland for one year and upon his return to the United States, the family settled in Columbus, MS. In 1959, the family welcomed their only daughter, Judy Denise. Raymond worked part-time at a service station and later bought his own station. When the time came that Raymond was needed back home by his dad, the family relocated to Forest, MS in 1963. Raymond and Helen opened another business, Cox Service Station, which remains in business today. In 1972, Raymond and Helen welcomed their second son, Vance Wesley.
He was a 32nd Degree FreeMason and a Shriner. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion. Raymond was an active member of Forest Country Club and served two stints as restaurant manager and groundskeeper. In 1990, Raymond retired from Cox Chevron, the business he built, turning it over to his sons to operate.
Raymond was known far and wide for his cooking skills. He loved cooking for family and friends, playing cards and playing golf. Raymond truly enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He loved his Lord and he loved his wife of 61 years. On July 28, 2013, at the age of 81, Raymond joined Forest Baptist Church and was a member of Tom Lee’s Men’s Sunday School Class.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley Marine and Eula Mary Mitchell Cox; grandparents, James Josiah and Mary Virginia Barber Cox and James Allen and Susan Elizabeth Thomas Mitchell; sisters, Clotile Watkins, Ailene Hodges and Sue Ely; brothers, Melvin, Joe and Leon Cox; and one niece, Sherry Lack.
Survivors include his beloved wife Helen Vance Cox; daughter Judy Cox Henderson (Ron) and sons Steve Cox (Peggy) and Vance Cox (Amanda); five grandchildren, Christopher Haralson (Regina), Austin Henderson, Haley Henderson, Briggs Cox and Bonner Cox; and two great-grandchildren, Matthew Miller and Miles Miller.
Pallbearers are Christopher Haralson, Charlie Cox, Ricky Cox, Larry Vance, Chris Berry and Wes Cox.
Honorary pallbearers are members of Tom Lee’s Men’s Sunday School Class and Forest Country Club Senior golfers.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Forest Baptist Church, P. O. Box 338, Forest MS 39074.
Forest Baptist Church
Interment: Eastern Cemetery
Visitation: 4pm - 7pm Sat. Dec. 5, 2015
at Ott & Lee Funeral Home
Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest.
Telephone: (601) 469-3412
Raymond E. Cox, 84, returned to his heavenly home on December 3, 2015. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Sunday December 6, 2015 from the Forest Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Eastern Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4pm to 7pm Saturday December 5, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Dr. Gordon Sansing and Rev. Rick Blythe will officiate.
Raymond Earl Cox was born September 14, 1931 in Sebastopol, MS. He graduated from Sebastopol High School in 1951 and joined the United States Air Force. Upon completion of his training at Fort Hood, TX he was assigned as a cook and then served three years in Munich, Germany. In 1954, Raymond married the love of his life, Helen Vance and they moved to Witchita, KS. When his term was up, Raymond re-enlisted and the couple moved to Selma, AL where their first son, Steven Earl, was born. Raymond was then sent to Tulle, Greenland for one year and upon his return to the United States, the family settled in Columbus, MS. In 1959, the family welcomed their only daughter, Judy Denise. Raymond worked part-time at a service station and later bought his own station. When the time came that Raymond was needed back home by his dad, the family relocated to Forest, MS in 1963. Raymond and Helen opened another business, Cox Service Station, which remains in business today. In 1972, Raymond and Helen welcomed their second son, Vance Wesley.
He was a 32nd Degree FreeMason and a Shriner. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion. Raymond was an active member of Forest Country Club and served two stints as restaurant manager and groundskeeper. In 1990, Raymond retired from Cox Chevron, the business he built, turning it over to his sons to operate.
Raymond was known far and wide for his cooking skills. He loved cooking for family and friends, playing cards and playing golf. Raymond truly enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He loved his Lord and he loved his wife of 61 years. On July 28, 2013, at the age of 81, Raymond joined Forest Baptist Church and was a member of Tom Lee’s Men’s Sunday School Class.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley Marine and Eula Mary Mitchell Cox; grandparents, James Josiah and Mary Virginia Barber Cox and James Allen and Susan Elizabeth Thomas Mitchell; sisters, Clotile Watkins, Ailene Hodges and Sue Ely; brothers, Melvin, Joe and Leon Cox; and one niece, Sherry Lack.
Survivors include his beloved wife Helen Vance Cox; daughter Judy Cox Henderson (Ron) and sons Steve Cox (Peggy) and Vance Cox (Amanda); five grandchildren, Christopher Haralson (Regina), Austin Henderson, Haley Henderson, Briggs Cox and Bonner Cox; and two great-grandchildren, Matthew Miller and Miles Miller.
Pallbearers are Christopher Haralson, Charlie Cox, Ricky Cox, Larry Vance, Chris Berry and Wes Cox.
Honorary pallbearers are members of Tom Lee’s Men’s Sunday School Class and Forest Country Club Senior golfers.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Forest Baptist Church, P. O. Box 338, Forest MS 39074.
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