Grady-Thomas-Crawford County GaArchives Obituaries.....Azeleen COPELAND - COX April 20 1941 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Winnette Stinson gnw@rose.net June 11, 2003, 9:38 pm April 22,1941 Thomasville Times Enterprise, Microfilm, Thomasville Public Library Thomasville Times Enterprise TUESDAY AFERNOON, APRIL 22, 1941 CAIRO NEWS SECTION Mrs. W. C. Ham, special Correspondent MRS. AZELEEN COX, ELDERLY RESIDENT OF MEIGS PASSES Funeral Services Held at Pierce Church for 91 - Year Old Resident Cairo, Ga., April 22- - Funeral services were held at Pierce church yesterday for Mrs. Azleen Cox, 90- year old resident of the Meigs sec- tion who died at her home on Route one, near that community, of para- lysis, following a week's illness. The services were conducted by Rev. W. E. McTier assisted by Rev. Jesse Hurst and Rev. F. H. Meyers. Interment was at Pierce Cemetery. Although she was born in Craw- ford County, Georgia, December 14, 1850, Mrs. Cox was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Copeland, pioneer settlers of Thomas County, who came to this section in the year 1845. She spent her long lifetime in this section and many years ago married Mr. Cox who died November 28, 1933 and who is buried at Pierce Cemetery. The deceased was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are six children, Mrs. Flora White, Cairo; Mrs. Fannie Stephens, Lawton, Okla; Mrs. Metter Quick, Wewahitchka, Fla.; Mrs. Miley Cox, Meigs, Ga.; Mr. E. Lester Cox, Wewahitchka, Fla.; and Mr. Henry Grady Cox, Cairo. Nineteen Grandchildren, fifty one great grandchildren and twenty great great grandchildren also survive. There is also one sister surviving, Mrs. Susan McCray of West Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the South Georgia Funeral Home. Additional Comments: 1880 Cairo, Thomas, Georgia FHL Film #1254167 Nat.Archives Film #T9-0167 Pg 399B A. Jackson COX Self M M W 33 GA Farmer GA GA Adalean COX Wife M F W 29 GA Keeps House GA GA Flora COX Dau S F W 10 GA School GA GA William M. COX Son S M W 6 GA GA GA Fannie L. COX Dau S F W 5 GA GA GA Eliza COX Sister S F W 25 GA Farm Laborer GA GA Living next door to George Copeland's household. Azeleen Copeland and Andrew Jackson "Jack" Cox are the Great Great Grandparents of Winnette Stinson through their daughter Florence Cox who married E. A. White, Jr. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb