Ernest R. Cox
Ernest R. Cox, age 84 of Magnetic Springs, died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware. He was born August 21, 1924 in Hazy, West Virginia to the late Lee and Emma (Milam) Cox.
On June 16, 1945 he married the former Twila Ramona Sturgeon in Whitesville, West Virginia, and she died May 8, 1997.
He was a West Virginia coal miner before he moved to Ohio and worked at the former Sunray Stove in Delaware. He loved to hunt and fish and play pool; he enjoyed working in the garden and spending time with his family and friends and his dog, Sox.
He is survived by three daughters, Carolyn Cox, Delaware; Sherry (Karl) Haught, Delaware; Desiree Tignor, Delaware; four brothers, Arthur (Cheryl) Cox, Marysville; Billy (Juanita) Cox, Magnetic Springs; Scotty Cox, Richwood; Johnny Cox, Delaware; three sisters, Ella Mae (Don) Lamb, Bradley, Illinois; Shirley (Roy) Clemmons, West Haven, Connecticut; Lois Belcher, Whitesville, West Virginia; grandchildren, Steve Cooper, Erin Haught, Joey Haught, Chris and Ben Laird. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ted, Gary and George and sisters-in-law, Joan, Betty, Debbie and Mary.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Linda Chamberlain-Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday.
Memorial gifts may be made to Loving Care Hospice, P. O. Box 613, Marysville, OH 43040 or American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org)
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com.
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