Surry-Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cox, Dorothy E. Stringfield, 2016 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Dorothy S. Cox Dorothy S. Cox, of Elberon, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Sentara Obici in Suffolk. She was a graduate of Longwood College (now University) and taught for 20 years in Southampton and Sussex County Public Schools (Ivor, Wakefield and Waverly). Dorothy was a loving mother and a devoted wife. She was a faithful member of Moore's Swamp Baptist Church. Dorothy was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Ann Kitchen; and her parents, Lyda Edwards and Samuel R. Stringfield. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 40 years, Melvin Cox of Elberon; a sister, Martha Newman (Tom) of Aylett; a son, Will Kitchen Jr. (Brenda) of Glen Allen; three stepsons, Davis Cox (Doris) of Spring Grove, Sammy Cox (Donna) of Elberon and William Cox (Terri) of Midlothian; a niece, Susan Richards (Lee) of Aylett; and a nephew, Steven Newman of Atlanta, Ga. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 19, 2016, at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Moore's Swamp Baptist Church, with Rev. Danny Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to Moore's Swamp Baptist Church, 2300 Runnymeade Rd., Elberon, Va. 23846. Condolences may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com. Dorothy Edwards (STRINGFIELD KITCHEN; Mrs. Melvin) COX, of Elberon, former teacher, b. 8 May 1932, Surry Co., d. 16 Mar 2016, Suffolk, interred in Moore's Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, 20 Mar 2016, "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Mar. 19, 2016, posted with Find a Grave Mem. #159721620 Her parents are also buried there. Her father's obit ("Daily Press," Mar. 2, 1975) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/s365s1ob.txt She 1m. Will Rogers KITCHEN 28 Aug 1955 in Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC; they div. in 1976. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/c200d2ob.txt