Richard Harold Cox I
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Richard Harold Cox I, 76, of Hillsboro, died Friday afternoon, November 26, 2010 at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
He was a member of the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church, where he served as Trustee of the church for several years.
He retired in 1988 from General Motors after 32 years of service. He loved to fish, hunt and play pool. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. On March 9, 1953, in Carmel, he married his wife of 57 years, Ruth (Dillon) Cox, who survives.
He is also survived by seven children, Diane Combs and her husband, Don, of Fincastle, Donna McCalla and her husband, David, of Hillsboro, Debbie Setty and her husband, John, of Samantha, Doris Cox (Nathan) of Wilmington, Richard “Pete” Cox II (Sandy) of Hillsboro, Cindy Ham and her husband, Jim, of New Vienna, and Sue Ahrmann and her husband, Daryl, of Hillsboro; 28 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; six sisters, Melissa Parker, Darlene Findley, Opal Huffman, Mary Watters, Nancy Shaw and Betty Smith; two brothers, Frank Cox and Bill Cox.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Ruth, Bonnie, Ida Mae, Alice and Margaret; and three brothers, Robert, Ronald and Gene.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 at the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church. The Reverend Wiley Perkins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery. Friends may call on from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
To sign the online registry, go to www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.
Richard Harold Cox I, 76, of Hillsboro, died Friday afternoon, November 26, 2010 at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
He was a member of the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church, where he served as Trustee of the church for several years.
He retired in 1988 from General Motors after 32 years of service. He loved to fish, hunt and play pool. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.
On March 9, 1953, in Carmel, he married his wife of 57 years, Ruth (Dillon) Cox, who survives.
On March 9, 1953, in Carmel, he married his wife of 57 years, Ruth (Dillon) Cox, who survives.
He is also survived by seven children, Diane Combs and her husband, Don, of Fincastle, Donna McCalla and her husband, David, of Hillsboro, Debbie Setty and her husband, John, of Samantha, Doris Cox (Nathan) of Wilmington, Richard “Pete” Cox II (Sandy) of Hillsboro, Cindy Ham and her husband, Jim, of New Vienna, and Sue Ahrmann and her husband, Daryl, of Hillsboro; 28 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; six sisters, Melissa Parker, Darlene Findley, Opal Huffman, Mary Watters, Nancy Shaw and Betty Smith; two brothers, Frank Cox and Bill Cox.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Ruth, Bonnie, Ida Mae, Alice and Margaret; and three brothers, Robert, Ronald and Gene.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 at the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church. The Reverend Wiley Perkins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery. Friends may call on from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
To sign the online registry, go to www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.
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