ROSS COX Obituary

LT (Ret) Ross Leigh Cox LT (Ret) Ross Leigh Cox, US Navy/SC of Hartford passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Hartford Heath Care. He was 78. The family will receive friends at Sorrells Funeral Home in Slocomb on Monday from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Cox was born on January 22, 1931 in Erie, Illinois to the late Clay Webster Cox and Florence Quade Cox. He retired from the Navy after 22-1/2 years; he was also a member of the American Legion and the VFW. His son, Ross Leigh Cox, Jr., his parents, as well as three sisters preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Cox of Hartford; two daughters and a son-in-law: Audrea Labny of Smiths, AL, Pamela and David Eppinger of Carmel, NY; one son: Kenneth Leigh Cox of Port Orchid, WA; one brother: Roy Cox of Erie, IL; three sisters: Jeanne Kay of Moline, IL, Ava Biggs of Sacramento, CA, Anne Johnson of Erie, IL; three grandchildren: Blayr Webster Knisley Cox (Angela), Sydney Elizabeth Lyons Eppinger, and Ross Edward Labny (Hannah); several nieces and nephews. Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb, (334) 886-7777, is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the guest register at www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com. Sign the guest book at www.dothaneagle.com.