Newspapers/Obits:  E. W. Cox, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Charles Cox, G-grandson of E. W. Cox.
Date:  Sep. 2001



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In Memory of Our Deacon E. W. Cox

We the Primitive Baptist Church at Mt. Paran feel it to be our duty as well
as our privilege to write something in
memory of our much esteemed Deacon E. W. Cox    We feel that his long and
noble life spent in our church and community was of great value and we are
hereby deeply impressed of the worth of such a one.  Therefore, be it
resolved that as a church we sustain in his death a great loss and keenly
realize that there has been taken from us one of our greatest gifts.  But as
It has pleased God who is too wise to err and too good to be unkind to
remove our brother and father in Israel from our midst let us bow in humble
submission to his will and pray the Lord to bless this dispensation of his
providence to the good of us all.  Brother E. W. Cox was born in Barbour
County Alabama July 5, 1822.  He obtained a hope in Christ in his youth and
united with the church somewhere between 1830 and 1840.  He was baptized
before the separation (of bapt).  Moved to Harrison County, Texas and was
married to Miss Frances R. Browning July 3, 1844.  To this union was born
twelve children, eight of whom are still living.  His wife preceded him to
the grave 26 years.  He had forty grand children and twenty-three great
grand children.  He moved to Claiborne Parish, La. in 1851.  He joined the
church at Mt. Paran Dec 24, 1854.  He was ordained deacon June 28, 1856.  He
served his church as deacon and clerk  both for may years.  He served his
parish as police member and also school director.  He was also a good
physician.  In all his profession he tied to do his whole duty.  As a man he
was industrious and economizing, setting a good example to his children.  As
a neighbor peaceable and quiet.  He was kind and obliging to all his
friends.  To the church he was an able and safe counselor.  Thus his life
worn for him the confidence and esteem of all who knew him.  He gently fell
asleep in Jesus October 28, 1904.  After funeral services by the unworthy
writer, his body was laid away in the Mount Paran cemetery to await the
resurrection morn.

He was a member of Mount Paran church for many years and repeatedly said
since the division of the association that this church has never departed
from the faith but that she is just the same in faith and practice that it
was when he joined in 1854.
R. M. Gathright

Read and approved by the church and ordered spread on their church book and
published in the Baptist Trumped .
Eld. R. M. Gathright, Modr.

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