Ernest W. Cox, 45, died unexpectedly at his home, 698 Adams Ave., Sunday [April 4, 1954] of a heart attack. No. 3 inhalator squad administered oxygen in an attempt to revive him.

A resident of Chillicothe most of his life, he was born May 22, 1908, a son of Granville M. and Eloda Maxson Cox.

On Dec. 14, 1929, he married Gladys McCartney, who survives.

Mr. Cox was a member of the Eagles Lodge and was an excavating contractor for 22 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Carlene, Ada, and Sondra; seven sons, Ernest W. Jr., Granville, Robert, Lawrence, Roger, Jackie, and Steven; three sisters, Mrs. Marion Allen, Mrs. William Allen, and Mrs. Orvil Moody; three brothers, Darrel Cox, Ralph Cox, and John Cox; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church of the Nazarene, Monroe Ave., with the Rev. Dwight M. Bruce officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Fawcett Funeral Home.

Ernest W. Cox, 45, died unexpectedly at his home, 698 Adams Ave., Sunday [April 4, 1954] of a heart attack. No. 3 inhalator squad administered oxygen in an attempt to revive him.

A resident of Chillicothe most of his life, he was born May 22, 1908, a son of Granville M. and Eloda Maxson Cox.

On Dec. 14, 1929, he married Gladys McCartney, who survives.

Mr. Cox was a member of the Eagles Lodge and was an excavating contractor for 22 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Carlene, Ada, and Sondra; seven sons, Ernest W. Jr., Granville, Robert, Lawrence, Roger, Jackie, and Steven; three sisters, Mrs. Marion Allen, Mrs. William Allen, and Mrs. Orvil Moody; three brothers, Darrel Cox, Ralph Cox, and John Cox; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church of the Nazarene, Monroe Ave., with the Rev. Dwight M. Bruce officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Fawcett Funeral Home.