Rita M. Cox, 85, of Jackson
Mrs. Cox passed away on Saturday morning, July 2, 2016, at St. Frances Hospital in Bartlett, TN.
A native of Marksville, LA, she was born Wednesday, September 17, 1930, the daughter of the late Eloi and Josephine Bennett Mayleaux. She was also preceded in death by 10 sisters and brothers. She attended Marksville High School and, at age 18, she moved to Memphis where she lived until 2000. At that time, she moved to Jackson, TN.
While in Memphis, she worked in shipping & receiving with Plough, Inc. Mrs. Cox retired from Plough after 30 years of service. In her younger years, she attended Macon Road Baptist Church and in her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, sewing and reading the Bible.
Her survivors include two daughters, Deborah L. (Bill) Crocker of Bolivar; and Cassandra L. Vanhorn of Clarksburg, WVA; one son, Calvin M. Cox, Jr. of Memphis; a sister, Lucy Holden of Pierre Port, LA; 7 grandchildren, Jennifer Crocker, Rebecca McSwain, Lisa Cox, Apryl (Hayden) Jackson, Stephanie (Adam) Shelton, Nina Weatherford and Derek Scharf; and 3 great-grandchildren, Isaac Crocker, Miller McSwain and Lawson Shelton.
Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN (https://www.stjude.org)
3 comments
Rita Cox had five great grandchildren. The names that were not listed are: Brendan Weatherford and Alex R. Marks.
Cassandra,
We print what the funeral home sends us verbatim….how are we to know correct spelling or in-laws or grand children… if you wish submit another obit and we will replace it
Lynn you also misspelled my mother’s parent’s last names: Bonnette, not Bennett. Mayeaux not Mayleaux. You left off my brother’s wife’s name (Nancy Cox), and my husband’s name (Boyd Vanhorn). Also my previous reply to you about the other two grandchildren that you did not list. It is a good thing that this was not an important news story. But these details and facts should matter even in an obituary.