Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


The Teague Chronicle. 
Dec. 24, 2009 issue

J.C. COX

Funeral services for Mr. J.C. Cox were held on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at 
the First Baptist Church in Fairfield, Texas. Reverend Lewis Brown and Apostle 
David D. Ransom, Sr. officiated at the services and interment was at Cox 
Cemetery in Kirven, Texas.

J.C. was born in Wortham where he attended the public schools and had been a 
member of The Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church. He was a member of New Home 
Baptist Church in Mexia at the time of his death. J.C. has been employed by the 
Fairfield ISD, Brown and Root, Inc., and served 22 years with the Freestone 
County Sheriff's Department. He passed away on December 16, 2009, at Windsor 
Health Care Residence of Groesbeck among loving family and devoted friends.

Mr. Cox is survived by his wife Jean Cox of Fairfield; his sons Clois Cox and 
wife Blonda of Dallas and Tracy Garrett and his wife Lisa of Palestine; his 
daughters Linda Cooper and husband William of Henderson, Texas, Dianne Manning 
and husband Richie of Fairfield, Cynthia Garrison of Houston, Paula Storey and 
husband Scott of Waxahachie, Yolanda Ransom and husband Daniel of Fairfield and 
Brenda Cox of Mexia; his brother Joshua Cox of Fort Worth; his sister Dorothy 
Mays of Dallas; 20 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two great great 
grandchildren; five brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; a host of nieces, 
nephews and other relatives and friends.