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© Davis Funeral Home Cushing, Oklahoma Printed With Permission January 2008 October 3, 1927 ~ January 23, 2008 Daley Junior Cox, passed away on Wednesday evening, January 23, 2008 in Cushing. He was born October 3, 1927 to Elmer and Effie Foster Cox at Yale, Oklahoma. He grew up in the Cushing, Ripley and Yale areas. Dale was born again along with his wife at age 78 and she at 86 by Brother Bob Toland in 2006. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Recovery Ship during WWII as a boiler operator. He saw many places in the world and learned much about the ships. During his service he participated in the Nations Man-in-Space Program as a member of the Mercury Recovery Force, when Commander Alan Shepard, Jr. U.S.N. successfully completed a historic space flight in May of 1961. Daley worked with his father at the Cushing Wholesale Grocery for several years. He worked 17 years at the Grand Lake Sports Center, building custom rod and reels. Fishing was a great joy in his life. They moved to Perkins where he worked at the Perkins Building Supply until he retired and moved back to Cushing where he had a lawn mower repair business, repairing many mowers that seemed to be non-repairable, which gave him great pride. Throughout his life he had a love for music and songs. He taught himself to play the guitar, one of a few who played it up side down, being left handed. He also rewrote many songs and poems. Daley loved his wife and family and took much pride in their accomplishments. One special love was for his cat, Callie. He proclaimed God as his King of all Kings and shared this testimony with many. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Eleanor Graham Cox of the home; four daughters, Brenda Turney of Grove, Donna Brandon of Topeka, KS, Vickie Troth of Cushing and Nikki Hart of California; thirteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; one sister Barbara McCoy and her husband Rick of Stillwater; sister-in-law Midge Cox of Cushing; a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Daley was preceded in death by one sister, three brothers and one infant son. Services will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. in the Perkins Church of the Firstborn with brother Bob Toland and Pete Windiate in charge. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery. Serving as casketbearers will be Jim Mathia, Larry Cypret, Roger Cypret, Rudy Cypret, David Cox, Dale Cox, Adam Henington and Catlin Cox. Serving as honorary casketbearer is Mike McCoy. |
© Davis Funeral Home Cushing, Oklahoma Printed With Permission February 2009 October 30, 1919 ~ February 23, 2009 Eleanor Jean Cox passed away on Monday morning, February 23, 2009 in Grove, at the age of 89 years. She was born on October 30, 1919 to Thomas Graham and Ella Mae Fitzpatrick at Pottstown, PA. Eleanor was born again in baptism along with her husband at the age of 86 by Brother Bob Toland at the Perkins Church of the Firstborn. She was an excellent cook and loved cooking for her family. She was also quite the fisherman and most of all loved shopping. She grew up in Long Beach, CA. She joined the Army at a young age, serving in Colorado, and was a chauffeur for the upper rank. Eleanor had worked as a hair stylist in Dyer, TN, and had her own dog kennel and grooming service in Grove. While living in Cushing she had worked for Zip Trip. She had been married for over 45 years to Daley Cox prior to his death in Jan. of 2008. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Turney of Grove and Donna Brandon of Topeka, KS; four grandchildren, Jimmy Mathia and his wife Jamie, Megan Salvaty and her husband Richard, Diane Miller and Laura Miller; 8 great grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Rick and Barbara McCoy of Stillwater and Midge Cox of Cushing; a host of special nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy and Anna; husbands Riley Brandon and Daley Cox. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 2 P.M. in the Perkins Church of the Firstborn with Brother Roger Lane and Brother Scott Heddleston in charge. Serving as casket bearers will be Jim Mathia, Adam Henington, Luke Kruse, Eddie Hobbs, Clay Harmon and Dale Bateson. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Cushing. |
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