Obituaries: Leroy Phelps Cox, Sr., 1975, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 20, 1975 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Services For Leroy Cox Held Friday

Leroy Phelps Cox, Sr., 68, of Rt. 1, Atlanta, died at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday,
August 12, 1975 in Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria.  He was a
farmer and a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include three sons, Leroy Cox, Jr., of Atlanta, David Cox of
Lubbock, Tex., and Roy Ben Cox of Naples, Italy; one stepson, Clifford Lovell
of Lubbock, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy C. Neal of New Bern, N. C.,
Mrs. Thelma Sapia of Lafitte, and Miss Shirley Cox of Atlanta; one
stepdaughter, Letha Cox of Naples, Italy; one brother, John Henry Cox of
Blytheville, Ark.; four sisters, Mrs. Amy Jackson and Mrs. Estelle Robinson,
both of Myrtle, Miss., and Mrs. Martha Harrell of Memphis, Tenn., and 13
grandchildren.

Services were held at 3 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers,
Winnfield, with Rev. Ray Teal officiating.  Burial was in Atlanta Cemetery.