Person Record
Images
Metadata
Name |
Cox, Francis Edward |
Genealogy ID |
89441 |
Born |
1918 |
Deceased |
29 JUL 2004 |
Deceased where |
Wellsboro, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Tioga County Memorial Gardens |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1937 |
Occupation |
Solvay Processin Corning Glass |
Titles & honors |
Flint Glass Workers Union Loyal Order of the Moose #746 in Elkland |
Father |
Walter Cox |
Mother |
Marian E. Neal |
Spouse |
Phyllis Fay, |
Children |
Judith Cox Dorothy Cox Robert E. Cox |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
COX, Francis E. - Francis E. Cox, 86, of RR1, Mansfield, died Thursday, July 29, 2004 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Born Jan. 4, 1918 in Sheds, NY, he was the son of Walter Edward and Marian E. Neal Cox. He was the husband of Phyllis [Fay] Cox. They would have observed their 64th anniversary on Aug. 17. He was employed by the Solvay Processing Co. in Syracuse, NY from 1938 to 1945. He retired from Corning Glass after 34 years of employment during which time he was also a farmer. He was a member of the First United Methodist church in Mansfield; the Flint Glass Workers Union; and a life member of the Loyal Order of the Moose #746 in Elkland. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith L. Cox Dec. 24, 2003. Surviving besides his wife, Phyllis, are a son and daughter-in-law, Robert "Bob" and Carol Cox of Mansfield; daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and James Colegrove of Wellsboro; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Richard "Dick" Cox of Mansfield; three sisters, Alice Slingerland of Mansfield, Arlie and Frank Derbyshire, Peg Buchko, all of Wellsboro. Family and friends were invited to call Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Mansfield. Services immediately followed calling hours with his pastor, the Rev. Richard Berg, officiating. Burial was made at Tioga County Memorial Gardens, Charleston Township. Contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 67 East Wellsboro St., Mansfield, PA 16933 - Wellsboro Gazette, 4 August 2004, p.6 |
Imagefile |
People\Cox_FrancisEdward.jpg |
