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COX, Raymond Francis 1913-2001

COX, RUNGE, BURK

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 10/8/2012 at 01:58:25

Raymond Francis Cox was born November 30, 1913 in Cedar Falls, Iowa the son of John Paul and Pauline (Runge) Cox. He died Sunday, December 2, 2001 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo at the age of 88 years.

He married Helen M. Whitney on September 11, 1936 in Galena, Illinois. They purchased their current rural Readlyn farm in November of 1945. Raymond was also a welder at John Deere & Company for 34 years retiring in December of 1971. He continued farming until the spring of 1991 and resided on the family farm until March of this year. Raymond was a member of Fairbank United Methodist Church and a Farm Bureau member.

Survivors include his wife, Helen Cox of Readlyn, Iowa, two sons, Craig Cox and his wife, Wilma, of Waterloo, Iowa, Darrel Cox of Fairbank, seven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and three step great grandchildren.

Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Curtis Cox, three brothers, Vernie, John, and Art Cox and one sister, Ella Burk.

Funeral services were 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home & Cremation Service with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Dike, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to Fairbank United Methodist Church or the family.

[Obituary by Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home]


 

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