Dale Cox

Dale Cox, 58, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his residence after a short battle with cancer. He was born March 4, 1954 in Apple Grove, West Virginia to the late Willard and Geneva McGuire Cox. He was a 1972 graduate of Hannan Trace High School. Dale worked for Peaker Run, Burke-McGuire Coal Companies, HiLo Service Station and was on the custodial staff for Gallia County Local Schools, with Vinton Elementary being where he last worked. He attended Macedonia Church. He enjoyed fishing, flea markets and riding motorcycles. Surviving are his wife, Carol Swindler Cox and a daughter, Dalberta Cox, along with two grandsons, Trenton and Justin Briggs. Additional survivors are three brothers and two sisters, Gearld (Wanda) Cox, John (Nancy) Cox, Richard (Sandy) Cox, Shirley Stephens, all of Gallipolis, Ohio, and Sharon (Wade) Bishop of Jackson, Ohio; several nieces, nephews, sister and brother-in-laws. In addition to his parents, Dale was preceded in death by a brother, Stanford. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Wiseman officiating. Burial will follow in Mina Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, September 23, 2012 from 5-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Reed Bishop, Kevin Bloomer, Shawn Adkins, Frank Washington, Larry West, and Carl Bing. Honorary pallbearers will be Trenton and Justin Briggs.