James Cox sr

James C. Cox ShareE-mail Visit Guest Book COX, JAMES C., 86, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Centertown, KY to Ira C. and Anna (Coy) Cox. He was a retired Mechanical Inspector with Boatwright Ordnance, (Civil Service) Ft. Knox, KY. He was a World War II Army veteran and a Purple Heart Recipient, having served in the European Theatre and was a member of the Centertown Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Ona Mae Casebier and Alma Porter. Survivors include his sons, Stephen C. Cox (Sheila) and Gregory J. Cox (Phyllis); six grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; his longtime friend and companion, Pansy L. Young. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Friday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Hwy, with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Expressions of sympathy to the Masonic Home of Kentucky. Online condolences: owenfuneralhome.com