(From Ozark Funeral Home)Mrs. Wilda Jean Cox, 91, of Neosho, Missouri, departed this life on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, in the comfort of her home.
Jean entered this life on August 4, 1930, in rural McDonald County near Stella, Missouri, one of eleven children born to the late Elmer James and Martha Ann (Harmon) Clapper. She was raised in Stella and was a 1948, graduate of Rocky Comfort High School.
On August 8, 1949, she was united in marriage to Athol Eugene Cox and to this union five children were born. They resided on the farm in Stella prior to moving to Neosho, Missouri, in 1997. Besides being a devoted homemaker, Jean worked for over twenty years at La-Z-Boy in Neosho, retiring in 1993. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, reading and canning. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Neosho.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of sixty-five years, Athol Eugene Cox on October 13, 2014; four brothers; and six sisters.
Jean is survived by her five children, Brenda Crawford and husband, Bob, of Rogers, Laverne Cox and wife, Lorie, of Denver, Colorado, Pam King of Neosho, Terry Cox and wife, Tammy, of Stella and Crystal Nix and husband, Rick, of Neosho; ten grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 20, 2021 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Chaplain Joe Morris officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery near Stella. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Chris Mitchell, Aaron Mitchell, Perry Nix, Ryan Nix, Aaron Jones and Travis Cox and honorary pallbearer, Cliff Cox. The family will receive friends on Monday beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of sixty-five years, Athol Eugene Cox on October 13, 2014; four brothers; and six sisters.
Jean is survived by her five children, Brenda Crawford and husband, Bob, of Rogers, Laverne Cox and wife, Lorie, of Denver, Colorado, Pam King of Neosho, Terry Cox and wife, Tammy, of Stella and Crystal Nix and husband, Rick, of Neosho; ten grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 20, 2021 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Chaplain Joe Morris officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery near Stella. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Chris Mitchell, Aaron Mitchell, Perry Nix, Ryan Nix, Aaron Jones and Travis Cox and honorary pallbearer, Cliff Cox. The family will receive friends on Monday beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
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