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Submitted: 3/6/20 • Approved: 3/6/20 • Last Updated: 3/9/20 • R1302541-G1302539-S3
C L
1934 - 2011
Father: Joel Jefferson Cox
Mother: Florence I. Keeney
Pat
1935 - 2017
C. L. Cox was born in Paragould, Arkansas, on September 8, 1934, to Jeff and Florence Keeney Cox and died on January 6, 2011, after a brief illness.
A 1952 graduate of Harding Academy, C. L. attended Harding College, and in 1953 married Patsy Ruth Copeland of Little Rock. He was a member of College Church of Christ, Searcy. A 1961 BSIE graduate of the University of Arkansas, he was a faithful Razorback football fan, and a member of several honorary engineering fraternities. He is survived by his wife, Pat, of Searcy; two sons: Mickey (Robin) of Beebe and Monte (Beth) of Searcy; two daughters: Mollie Degge (Kyle) of Plano, Texas, and Mariann Snyder (Tim) of Hockessin, Delaware; sister, Zena (Paul) Risher of Decatur, Alabama; sister-in-law, Bonnie Dillard and mother-in-law Elizabeth Warr Bryant of Searcy.
C. L. loved his grandchildren: Rachel Cox (Dan) Henderson of Memphis; Joel (Becky Abell) Cox of Shanghai, China; Sarah Cox (Andrew) Fraser of Tanzania, East Africa; Arielle Cox (Bobby) Johnson of Poteau, Oklahoma; Laurel Cox and Gabriel Cox of Searcy; Whitney Degge (Eduardo) Caballero
of McKinney, Texas; Jennie Degge (Caleb) Courtney of Hurst, Texas; David Degge of Abilene, Texas; Amanda Snyder (David) Thornton of Braggs, Oklahoma; Mark (Kristi Tucker) Snyder and Michelle Snyder (Adam) Harris of Durant, Oklahoma; and Adam (Jennifer Hoffer) Snyder of Fort Lewis, Washington. C. L.’s legacy also includes beloved great-grandchildren: Reese, Aubrie, and Ellie Courtney; Isabella Caballero; Brenan, Alleigh and Elijah Johnson; Reed Fraser; Abigail Thornton; and Jade Tucker Snyder.
While C. L. and Pat’s roots were in Arkansas, they raised their family in Pasadena, TX, and Newnan, GA. C. L. served as an elder in both the Newnan and Peachtree City (GA) churches of Christ, was employed by Tredegar Aluminum Extrusions as Plant Manager, and was President of Newnan Little League and Newnan High School Band Boosters.
Visitation Sunday, January 9, 2:30-4:30; memorial service Monday, January 10, 11:00 a.m., both at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to either Namwianga (Zambia) Missions or Mariann Church of Christ Primary School, San’galo, Kenya, c/o College Church of Christ, 701 E. Race Street, Searcy, AR 72143.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Daniel Funeral Home
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When C. L. Cox was born on September 8, 1934, in Paragould, Arkansas, his father, Joel, was 35 and his mother, Florence, was 36. He married Patsy Ruth Copeland on August 30, 1953. He died on January 6, 2011, in Searcy, Arkansas, at the age of 76, and was buried there.
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. Patsy Ruth Copeland Cox was born in North Little Rock on July 19, 1935, to Clovis and Elizabeth Warr Copeland and died in Searcy on March 8, 2017. The granddaughter of Arthur and Della Warr and Alvin and Lizzie Copeland, she attended Robert E. Lee Elementary, Westside Junior High, and Little Rock High School before graduating from Harding Academy in Searcy in 1953. That same year, she married C. L. Cox of Paragould to whom she was devoted for more than 57 years before his death in 2011.
Pat leaves behind the family she and C. L. worked so intentionally to build into a legacy of faith and integrity. In addition to her precious sister Bonnie Dillard of Searcy, Pat is survived by son Mickey (Robin Hankins) Cox of Beebe; daughter Mollie (Tim) Woodbridge of Melissa, TX; son Monte (Beth Harp) Cox of Searcy; and daughter Mariann (Tim) Snyder of Landenberg, PA. She delighted in her grandchildren: Arielle (Bo) Perry of Cameron, OK; Laurel (Edward) Jasso of Bryant; Gabriel (Anna) Cox of Beebe; Whitney (Eddie) Caballero of McKinney, TX; Jennie (Caleb) Courtney of Hurst, TX; David (Abby) Degge of New York, NY; Rachel Cox of Memphis, TN; Joel (Becky) Cox of Memphis, TN; Sarah (Andrew) Fraser of Searcy; Amanda (David) Thornton of Fort Gibson, OK; Mark (Kristi) Snyder of Durant, OK; Adam (Jenn) Snyder of Fairbanks, AK; and Michelle (Adam) Harris of Melissa, TX.
In recent months, she indulged often in her new favorite pastime of counting her great-grandchildren and tracking when new ones were expected. She loved holding and soothing the babies, reading to the little ones, and getting news and pictures of them. She was blessed to rejoice at the births of Elijah, Arizona, Rosalie, Daniel; Isabella, Heath, Harrison, Reese, Aubrie, Ellie, Mollie, Reed, Cole, Abigail, Jade, Mya, Kaylee, Karter, and Lincoln. Anticipated spring arrivals Daphne Jane and Gabriana were already included on her list of family members, each of whom she prayed for by name every day.
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