Mary E. Cox

Mary E. Cox, 78, of Gallipolis, went to be with her precious Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 6 at 5:06 p.m. at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born in Racine, Ohio on May 31, 1929 to the late Thurman and Laura Hill Martin. Mary was married on January 27, 1947 to Franklin 'Pete' Cox at Syracuse, Ohio by the Reverend Albert Shea. Pete preceded her in death on October 13, 1983. She is also preceded by one son, Freddy M. Cox and one daughter, Cynthia Louise Cox. She was a homemaker, wonderful mother, grandmother and loved by so many. She will be missed so much. Mary was a member of the Countryside Baptist Chapel. She is survived by two sons, Larry Linda Cox and Donald Kathy Cox, both of Gallipolis; two daughters, Sandy Ben Runyon and Nancy Steve Buck, both of Gallipolis; nine grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Betty Cox of Vinton; seven sisters, Elma Imboden of Piketon, Anna Roush of St. Petersburg, Florida, Bernice Dana Winebrenner of Syracuse, Myrtle Imboden of Minersville, Ora Bass of Syracuse, Betty Wicks of Lancaster, and Margaret Jim Cline of Beverly; and a special friend, Maxie Camden of Bidwell. Services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the Willis Funeral Home with Rev. Chuck Stansberry officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 6-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Larry Camden, Stephen Cox, Allen Searles, Jon Simmons, David Kuhn, John Kuhn and Chad Cox. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2008-04-07 Mound Hill Cemetery Gallipolis OH US Visitation: 2008-04-09 18:00:00-20:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2008-04-10 14:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US