Married to William J. Cox Jan. 31, 1951
Lydia M. Cox, 76, of Mattoon, passed away 5:10 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with William Beese officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Lydia was born November 18, 1929 at Providence, Rhode Island to Blanche Begin. She married William J. Cox January 31, 1951 at Terre Haute, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband, William of Mattoon; children, Robert J. Cox and wife Judy of Lerna, Timothy L. Cox and wife Kay of Danville, Christine C. Carter of Mattoon, Marie R. Eveland of Mattoon, Edna Louise Dodd and husband William of Sullivan, Patty Icenogle and husband Larry of Mattoon and Billie C. Burnham and husband Wesley of Rossville, Georgia; twenty-six grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Three sons and three daughters preceded her in death.
Lydia attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She had been employed as a nurse's aid at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center and Mattoon Health Care Center.
Lydia dearly loved spending time with Bill, her beloved husband of fifty-five years as well as her children and all the grandchildren. She also enjoyed embroidery and doing cross-stitch.
Contributor: Kelly (46772343) • [email protected]
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Lydia M. Cox, 76, of Mattoon, passed away 5:10 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with William Beese officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Lydia was born November 18, 1929 at Providence, Rhode Island to Blanche Begin. She married William J. Cox January 31, 1951 at Terre Haute, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband, William of Mattoon; children, Robert J. Cox and wife Judy of Lerna, Timothy L. Cox and wife Kay of Danville, Christine C. Carter of Mattoon, Marie R. Eveland of Mattoon, Edna Louise Dodd and husband William of Sullivan, Patty Icenogle and husband Larry of Mattoon and Billie C. Burnham and husband Wesley of Rossville, Georgia; twenty-six grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Three sons and three daughters preceded her in death.
Lydia attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She had been employed as a nurse's aid at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center and Mattoon Health Care Center.
Lydia dearly loved spending time with Bill, her beloved husband of fifty-five years as well as her children and all the grandchildren. She also enjoyed embroidery and doing cross-stitch.
Contributor: Kelly (46772343) • [email protected]
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Married to William J. Cox Jan. 31, 1951
Lydia M. Cox, 76, of Mattoon, passed away 5:10 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with William Beese officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Lydia was born November 18, 1929 at Providence, Rhode Island to Blanche Begin. She married William J. Cox January 31, 1951 at Terre Haute, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband, William of Mattoon; children, Robert J. Cox and wife Judy of Lerna, Timothy L. Cox and wife Kay of Danville, Christine C. Carter of Mattoon, Marie R. Eveland of Mattoon, Edna Louise Dodd and husband William of Sullivan, Patty Icenogle and husband Larry of Mattoon and Billie C. Burnham and husband Wesley of Rossville, Georgia; twenty-six grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Three sons and three daughters preceded her in death.
Lydia attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She had been employed as a nurse's aid at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center and Mattoon Health Care Center.
Lydia dearly loved spending time with Bill, her beloved husband of fifty-five years as well as her children and all the grandchildren. She also enjoyed embroidery and doing cross-stitch.
Contributor: Kelly (46772343) • [email protected]
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Lydia M. Cox, 76, of Mattoon, passed away 5:10 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with William Beese officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Lydia was born November 18, 1929 at Providence, Rhode Island to Blanche Begin. She married William J. Cox January 31, 1951 at Terre Haute, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband, William of Mattoon; children, Robert J. Cox and wife Judy of Lerna, Timothy L. Cox and wife Kay of Danville, Christine C. Carter of Mattoon, Marie R. Eveland of Mattoon, Edna Louise Dodd and husband William of Sullivan, Patty Icenogle and husband Larry of Mattoon and Billie C. Burnham and husband Wesley of Rossville, Georgia; twenty-six grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Three sons and three daughters preceded her in death.
Lydia attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She had been employed as a nurse's aid at Douglas Rehabilitation and Care Center and Mattoon Health Care Center.
Lydia dearly loved spending time with Bill, her beloved husband of fifty-five years as well as her children and all the grandchildren. She also enjoyed embroidery and doing cross-stitch.
Contributor: Kelly (46772343) • [email protected]
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