Robert (Jerry) Cox passed away peacefully on April 12, 2014, surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born in Joaquin, Texas in 1932 to James Edwin and Rhoda Cox who raised him with Christian values and a strong work ethic.
He moved to Port Arthur in the early 1950's to take a job with Texaco shortly before joining the Army in 1953 where he served as a medic. After returning to Port Arthur and Texaco, he married Emma Jane Cox and raised three children. With strength and dignity, he bore the unbearable tragedy of losing his teen-aged son, Jerry Kenneth Cox, to a four year battle with cancer. Then, years later, he was again faced with tragedy while he watched his wife succumb to Alzheimer's disease.
Jerry was a Mason, and friendly, generous man who never met a stranger. He always had a way of making people smile. He had a big soft heart and loved his dog Sadie just like another child.
Jerry is survived by two daughters, Marty Campbell and Judy Keys; three granddaughters; two great-grand babies. with
Burial: Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Texas
Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, Groves, Texas
Jerry was born in Joaquin, Texas in 1932 to James Edwin and Rhoda Cox who raised him with Christian values and a strong work ethic.
He moved to Port Arthur in the early 1950's to take a job with Texaco shortly before joining the Army in 1953 where he served as a medic. After returning to Port Arthur and Texaco, he married Emma Jane Cox and raised three children. With strength and dignity, he bore the unbearable tragedy of losing his teen-aged son, Jerry Kenneth Cox, to a four year battle with cancer. Then, years later, he was again faced with tragedy while he watched his wife succumb to Alzheimer's disease.
Jerry was a Mason, and friendly, generous man who never met a stranger. He always had a way of making people smile. He had a big soft heart and loved his dog Sadie just like another child.
Jerry is survived by two daughters, Marty Campbell and Judy Keys; three granddaughters; two great-grand babies. with
Burial: Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Texas
Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, Groves, Texas
Robert (Jerry) Cox passed away peacefully on April 12, 2014, surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born in Joaquin, Texas in 1932 to James Edwin and Rhoda Cox who raised him with Christian values and a strong work ethic.
He moved to Port Arthur in the early 1950's to take a job with Texaco shortly before joining the Army in 1953 where he served as a medic. After returning to Port Arthur and Texaco, he married Emma Jane Cox and raised three children. With strength and dignity, he bore the unbearable tragedy of losing his teen-aged son, Jerry Kenneth Cox, to a four year battle with cancer. Then, years later, he was again faced with tragedy while he watched his wife succumb to Alzheimer's disease.
Jerry was a Mason, and friendly, generous man who never met a stranger. He always had a way of making people smile. He had a big soft heart and loved his dog Sadie just like another child.
Jerry is survived by two daughters, Marty Campbell and Judy Keys; three granddaughters; two great-grand babies. with
Burial: Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Texas
Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, Groves, Texas
Jerry was born in Joaquin, Texas in 1932 to James Edwin and Rhoda Cox who raised him with Christian values and a strong work ethic.
He moved to Port Arthur in the early 1950's to take a job with Texaco shortly before joining the Army in 1953 where he served as a medic. After returning to Port Arthur and Texaco, he married Emma Jane Cox and raised three children. With strength and dignity, he bore the unbearable tragedy of losing his teen-aged son, Jerry Kenneth Cox, to a four year battle with cancer. Then, years later, he was again faced with tragedy while he watched his wife succumb to Alzheimer's disease.
Jerry was a Mason, and friendly, generous man who never met a stranger. He always had a way of making people smile. He had a big soft heart and loved his dog Sadie just like another child.
Jerry is survived by two daughters, Marty Campbell and Judy Keys; three granddaughters; two great-grand babies. with
Burial: Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Texas
Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, Groves, Texas
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