Obituaries:  Mr. Kenneth J. Cox, Sabine Parish       C-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 4, 2001
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mr. Kenneth J. Cox

  Mr. Kenneth J. Cox of Huntsville died Thursday, June 21, 2001,
after a lengthy illness.

  Services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 23, at First
United Methodist Church in Huntsville, with interment following
at Smithfield Cemetery in Richland Hills, Texas, Tarrant County.

  Mr. Cox was born in Leflore, Okla., March 12, 1923, to Charles
and Ethel Cox. He served 4 1/2 years in the US Navy, from 1941 -
1945. He participated in eight engagements in the South Pacific,
including 2 1/2 years on the USS Saragoga aircraft carrier. He
received a BS degree from TCU, and worked 30 years in the oil and
gas industry. In 1988, he retired to the Huntsville area. He was
a member of First United Methodist Church, and many community
organizations, including Forrest Masonic Lodge #19 of Huntsville,
Scottish Rite, Sam Houston Shrine Club, AAPG, and also the
Houston Geological Society.

  Survivors include his widow, Julia Davis Cox of Huntsville,
Texas; daughter and son-in-law, David and Kay Cox of Huntsville;
and three grandchildren, Travis, Alicia, and Juliane Boudreaux.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the
Shriners Hospital for Children (713)770-6600, or the area council
for Aging, Houston-Galveston area council (800) 437-7396.