Marion Wilson Cox, 84, of Warrensburg, Missouri, formerly of Fort Scott, died January 25th, 2023 at home following a short illness.
He was born on May 20th, 1938, to Annie Bell Cox in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Marion served 4 years as a private in the United States Army and continued serving in the reserves for another 6 years.
He married Beatrice (Woodall) Smith on August 14th, 2004 in Miami, Oklahoma.
He worked for Wilbert Vault Company and later for himself as a heavy equipment operator.
He was an avid bowler and pilot. He spent his retirement enjoying the lake life.
Marion is survived by his wife Beatrice Smith; daughter Cynthia Cox; sons Michael Cox and Chris Smith; grandchildren Stephanie (Ken) Rothman, Marqus (Heather) Smith; great-granddaughters Athena and Artemis Wood; sisters Mary Alice, Joyce, Nancy, Carling; and brothers George, Henry, Woodrow, and Frank; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Sylvia (Bailey) Cox; mother Annie and step-father Carl Creviston; sisters Edna and Nettie Jane; brothers Albert and William; and step-siblings Fay and J.O.
Celebration of Life will be March 4th, 2023 at Warrensburg Senior Housing Community Center, 451 Northern Hills Rd, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Published by Legacy Remembers from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, 2023.
He was born on May 20th, 1938, to Annie Bell Cox in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Marion served 4 years as a private in the United States Army and continued serving in the reserves for another 6 years.
He married Beatrice (Woodall) Smith on August 14th, 2004 in Miami, Oklahoma.
He worked for Wilbert Vault Company and later for himself as a heavy equipment operator.
He was an avid bowler and pilot. He spent his retirement enjoying the lake life.
Marion is survived by his wife Beatrice Smith; daughter Cynthia Cox; sons Michael Cox and Chris Smith; grandchildren Stephanie (Ken) Rothman, Marqus (Heather) Smith; great-granddaughters Athena and Artemis Wood; sisters Mary Alice, Joyce, Nancy, Carling; and brothers George, Henry, Woodrow, and Frank; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Sylvia (Bailey) Cox; mother Annie and step-father Carl Creviston; sisters Edna and Nettie Jane; brothers Albert and William; and step-siblings Fay and J.O.
Celebration of Life will be March 4th, 2023 at Warrensburg Senior Housing Community Center, 451 Northern Hills Rd, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Published by Legacy Remembers from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, 2023.
Marion Wilson Cox, 84, of Warrensburg, Missouri, formerly of Fort Scott, died January 25th, 2023 at home following a short illness.
He was born on May 20th, 1938, to Annie Bell Cox in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Marion served 4 years as a private in the United States Army and continued serving in the reserves for another 6 years.
He married Beatrice (Woodall) Smith on August 14th, 2004 in Miami, Oklahoma.
He worked for Wilbert Vault Company and later for himself as a heavy equipment operator.
He was an avid bowler and pilot. He spent his retirement enjoying the lake life.
Marion is survived by his wife Beatrice Smith; daughter Cynthia Cox; sons Michael Cox and Chris Smith; grandchildren Stephanie (Ken) Rothman, Marqus (Heather) Smith; great-granddaughters Athena and Artemis Wood; sisters Mary Alice, Joyce, Nancy, Carling; and brothers George, Henry, Woodrow, and Frank; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Sylvia (Bailey) Cox; mother Annie and step-father Carl Creviston; sisters Edna and Nettie Jane; brothers Albert and William; and step-siblings Fay and J.O.
Celebration of Life will be March 4th, 2023 at Warrensburg Senior Housing Community Center, 451 Northern Hills Rd, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Published by Legacy Remembers from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, 2023.
He was born on May 20th, 1938, to Annie Bell Cox in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Marion served 4 years as a private in the United States Army and continued serving in the reserves for another 6 years.
He married Beatrice (Woodall) Smith on August 14th, 2004 in Miami, Oklahoma.
He worked for Wilbert Vault Company and later for himself as a heavy equipment operator.
He was an avid bowler and pilot. He spent his retirement enjoying the lake life.
Marion is survived by his wife Beatrice Smith; daughter Cynthia Cox; sons Michael Cox and Chris Smith; grandchildren Stephanie (Ken) Rothman, Marqus (Heather) Smith; great-granddaughters Athena and Artemis Wood; sisters Mary Alice, Joyce, Nancy, Carling; and brothers George, Henry, Woodrow, and Frank; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Sylvia (Bailey) Cox; mother Annie and step-father Carl Creviston; sisters Edna and Nettie Jane; brothers Albert and William; and step-siblings Fay and J.O.
Celebration of Life will be March 4th, 2023 at Warrensburg Senior Housing Community Center, 451 Northern Hills Rd, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Published by Legacy Remembers from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, 2023.
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