1878 Obituary from the Memphis Daily Appeal, Sept. 21,1878, Memphis, Tennessee.
 

JOHN B. COX  and  ELIZABETH ANN COX

 

COX-At his late residence on the Old Raleigh Road, Wednesday Morning, Sept. 18, 1878, of Yellow-fever, John B. Cox, age twenty-nine years.  At the same place, Sept. 19, 1878, of congestion, Mrs. E. A. Cox, aged sixty-six years. Nashville (Tenn) and Waco (Texas) papers please copy.

 

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1914 Obituary from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis,Tn. June 12, 1914.

                  

  JOSEPH  M. COX

 

                    Cox-At Residence, 490 Fifth Street, Thursday afternoon, June 11, 1914 at 5:30 o'clock, Joseph M., husband of Mary Cox, aged 76 years, father of Miss. Lizzie and Johnson Cox, Mrs. Ed M. Grant, Mrs. J. A. Johnson and Willie Cox, brother of Mrs. A. O. Miller of McGregor, Texas, and C. H. Cox of this city

                 Funeral services conducted by the Rev. J. H. Roberts, will be held at residence this Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, friends of the family invited. Interment private.         

 

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1927 Obituary from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tn., Sept . 27, 1927.

                              CHARLES H. COX

               Former Florist, long an invalid dies at residence. Charles H. Cox, 74, former florist died at his home, 693 Leath St., early yesterday from a paralytic stroke.  He had been confined to his bed for three years and had retired from active work 10 years ago, at one time, he operated a florist shop under his own name..          
        He is survived by his three sons, Dr. Charles L. Cox, Dr. W. R. Cox and Phillip R. Cox.
        Funeral services will be held at the parlors of McDowell and Monteverde this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

 

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1949 Obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tn., Jan. 27,1949.

ELIZABETH ANN COX

 

COX-Wednesday morning Jan. 26, 1949, Miss. Elizabeth Ann Cox, age 87 years. Sister of Mrs. J.A. Johnson and Mrs. Melvin Murphy, both of this city.
    Funeral services will be held at the National Funeral Home, 1177 Union Ave. this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Friends are invited. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery.

 

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1927  Obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tn., Oct. 10,1927.

 

JOHNSON EDWIN COX

 

    COX--At residence, 934 North Dunlap Street, Sunday night, Oct,  9, 1927 AT 11:30 o'clock, Johnson Cox, aged 63 years, husband of Hattie Cox, father of Mrs. H. C. Murphy, Mrs. M. J. Ryon, John E. Cox, George W., Edwin and  Tip Cox, all of Memphis.   Brother of Mrs. Lizzie Cox, Mrs. J. C. Johnson and W. T. Cox.  Funeral services will be conducted at the residence this Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment in Forest Hill.  McDowell & Montaverde in charge.

 

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1957 Obituary  from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis , Tn. June 28, 1957.

 

    NETTIE HENRIETTA TRAYSER COX

                             
                              MRS. NETTIE COX

                        DIES AT 80--SERVICES TO BE HELD TOMORROW
         Mrs. Nettie Cox of 994 North Dunlap died at 8:30 am at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Melvin Murphy of 489 North Sixth. Mrs. Cox was taken to her daughter's home when she became ill six weeks ago. She was 80.

 

       Born in Richmond, Ind., Mrs. Cox had lived in Memphis Practiclly all her live. She was a member of Holy Names Catholic Church. She had been active in Northeast Memphis Civic Club. Mass will be said at 9:30 tomorrow morning at holy Names Catholic Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park. National Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Cox leaves two daughters, Mrs. Melvin Murphy and Mrs. Annie Laura Ryon;  two sons, Edwin J. Cox and Tip M. Cox, all of Memphis;  six grand-children and five great-grand children.

 

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1995   Obituary from The Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis,  Tennessee,   August 12, 1995.

 

ANNIE LAURIE COX RYON

 

                            ANNIE L. "GRANNY" RYON, 96 of Arlington , formerly of Memphis, died of heart failure Thursday at St. Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m . Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in National Cemetery.  She was a member of Scenic Hills Baptist church and worked in the church nursery for 14 years.  Mrs. Ryon, the widow of Martin J. Ryon , leaves a daughter, Dorothy M. Moore of Arlington, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

 

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1934 Obituary from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tn., Aug 11, 1934.

 
                                       COHEN EDWARD COX

                    Funeral services will be held this afternoon. Cohen Edward Cox died yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at Oakville Sanatorium after more that a years illness. He was 32 years of age. Mr. Cox, a former employee of the Commercial Appeal is survived by his wife, a son, George Edwin Cox, his mother, Mrs. Nettie Cox, 994 North Dumlap, three brothers, George, Edwin and Tip Cox and two sisters, Mrs. Melvin Murphy and Mrs. Annie Laurie Ryon.

        Funeral services, donducted by the Rev. H. E. Dueker, will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at McDowell and Monteverder. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

 

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1975 Obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis , Tn., March,23,1975.

EDWIN JOHNSON COX

 

      Edwin J. Cox,64, of 897 Greendale Circle, employee of Harry's Liquor Store at 2600 Jackson Ave.,  died early yesterday at Baptist Hospital . Mass will be said at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with burial in Calvery. Memphis Funeral Home on Union has charge.
      He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lillian Herbers Cox; two sons, Richard L. Cox of Memphis and Edwin J. Cox, Jr. of Jackson, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Melvin Murphy and Mrs. Annie Laurie Ryon, both of Memphis; a brother, T. M . Cox of Memphis, and six grand-children.

 

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1994 Death:    Obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis , Tennessee Jan 23 , 1994.

 

LILLIAN MARY HERBERS COX

 

        LILLIAN HERBERS COX, 84 of Memphis, retired employee of  Baptist Memorial Hospital, died Saturday at her sister's home in Memphis.  Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at St Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett with burial in Calvery .  Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge.  She was a communicant  at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a member of St. Louis Fleur De Lis Club.  Mrs. Cox, the widow of Edwin J. Cox, leaves  two sons, Richard L. Cox of Memphis and Edwin J. Cox, Jr. of Jackson, Miss.; a sister, Catherine Zanone and  Emile Henderson, both of Memphis, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

 

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1991 Obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, July 17th. 1991.

 

TIPTON MONTGOMERY COX

 

     TIP M. COX, 79, of Memphis, formerly of Tunica, Miss., retired manufacturers representative, died Tuesday at Mississippi  Baptist Medical Center in Jackson after a long illness .  Services will be at 2p.m. Friday at Whitehaven Presbyterian Church, where he was a member and elder, with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown.  Memphis Funeral Home Union Chapel has charge.  He leaves his wife, Lucille H. Cox, and a son, James T.  Cox of Jackson.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorials be sent to Whitehaven Presbyterian Church.

 

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