Richard Vernon Cox (1918-2000)

Richard Vernon Cox was born on 21 April 1918 in Mississippi. He died on 1 May 2000 in Shubuta, Clarke, Mississippi. He is buried in the Souenlovie Baptist Church Cemetery in Pachuta, Clarke, Mississippi.

CCT, 8 Jan 1998

Richard Vernon Cox's headstone

The Clarke County Tribune, 4 May 2000
Services for Richard Vernon Cox were held May 4, 2000, at Souenlovie Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Revs. Parker Chancellor and Buddy Petty officiated.
   Mr. Cox, 82, died May 1, 2000, at his residence in Shubuta.
   Survivors include three brothers, Jack Cox of Imperial Beach, Calif., George Irwin Cox of Lancaster, S.C., Pete Cox of Quitman; seven sisters, Velma Culpepper, Eula Thomas, Nora Williams, Ruby Nosley, Christine Pool, Catherine Mosley all of Quitman, Pauline Ray of Meridian; several nieces and nephews.
   Mr. Cox preceded his wife, Ann Cox, in death by only a few hours.
   Mr. Cox was a member of the VFW, WWII Veterans, Former Prisoner of War, and was a member of Souenlovie Baptist Church.
   Pallbearers include Dennis Mosley, Ray Mosley, Gerald Saners, Doug Logan, Kenny Mosley, Greg Cox, Roger Mercer, Bobby Fields.
   Honorary Pallbearers include Charles Davis, E.B. Covington and Ray B. McKenzie.

PARENTS
George Washington Cox
Nora Cornelia Ivey

SPOUSE
Minnie Ann Fuller

SOURCES

• 1920 census, Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi

• 1930 census, Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi

• 1940 census, Beat 3, Clarke, Mississippi

• The Clarke County Tribune, 4 May 2000; 8 Jan 1998