Cox, John S.

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Cox, John S.
  		John S. Cox, 85
  Birth	26 Sep 1925	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COX.J007
  _FGRAVE	124141142
  Military Service	United States Army
  Death	24 Jan 2014	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
  Burial	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55203	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Thompson, I.J.
  Family ID	F20021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John S. Cox, age 85, of Flora, Illinois, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. John was born September 26, 1928, in Flora to Walter and Katie (Howell) Cox. He was the youngest of 6 children and attended Webster Grade School in Harter Township. He married Imogene "Jean" Thompson on November 1, 1953, in Flora. John farmed since childhood and was the owner of Cox Farms and Cox Resources until 1994. He also worked 27 years for the Post Office until 1988. John served in the U.S. Army from January 1, 1952 to September 25, 1956, when he was honorably discharged. Wood-working along with hunting and fishing were favorite pastimes of John's and he enjoyed having company go along with him whenever possible. John considered family to be the most important thing in his life. He is survived by his wife: Jean Cox; daughter: Teresa (Duane) Stanley; son: Rick Cox; two grandsons: Rodney (Jamie) Keck, Ryan (Amy) Keck; wo great-grandsons: Jarod and Dallas Keck and another great-grandchild on the way; three sisters-in-law: Leone Cox, Marjorie Thompson, and Bertha Thompson; along with several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings: Mary Dennis and her husband Oren, Martha Jennings and her husband Berl, Charles Cox, Ruby Cox, and Ruth Hastings and her husband Bob. The funeral service for John Cox was held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment was in Rusk Cemetery. Memorial donations in John's memory to the charity of the donor's choice.