Creek Indian Nation - OBIT: Porter M. Cox Creek Citizens from across Creek Nation ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Crawford scburn1@oklahoma.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits Abstracted by: Eulala McDowell Pegram http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/musnation.html ==================================================================== OKbits File Muscogee Nation News Creek citizens from across Creek Nation COX Okmulgee - Porter M. COX, 66, died October 20, 1990, in Okmulgee. No information was given on his birth date or location, but his age would fix the birth year in 1924. Wake services were on October 22 at the Cantrell Ivory Chapel in the Kelley Funeral Home in Okmulgee. Funeral services were held October 23 at ther New Town United Methodist Church in Okmulgee with Rev. Floyd PETERS officiating. Pallbearers were W. R. COULSON, Jack BEVENUE, Charles O’NEAL, Jack HICKS, George FOWLER, Sr, and Harold FLEETWOOD. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1189, provided military rites. Burial was in the New Town Cemetery. He was a 19 year veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired construction worker. His survivors include his son, Ronnie COX of Kansas City; his three daughters, Peggy SIEDIK of Muskogee, Stella SOUTHWICK, and Mary Elizabeth COX, both of Kansas City; two brothers, Claude COX of Okmulgee, and Rufus COX of Ada; one sister, Mary Ann GORDON of Okmulgee; eight granddaughters and three grandsons.