Alfred Newton Cox's Obituary
Alfred Newton Cox
Funeral services for Alfred Newton Cox, 82, of Longview will be held at Ten O?clock am Monday August 7, 2006 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Reverend Scott Schulik officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Cox passed away Friday August 4, 2006 in Longview.
He was born January 6, 1924 in Corsicana, Texas to James Emory and Ida Jewel Stiddem Cox. He retired From Centerpoint Energy/Entex after 39 plus years of service. He served under General Douglas McArthur in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Mobberly Baptist Church, he loved fishing and taking his sons skiing at Lake O?the Pines.
He married Billie Kate Crocker on July 20, 1947 and she survives him, other survivors include three sons, Emory Dean Cox and wife Betty, Leslie Wayne Cox and John Allen Cox, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one sister, Jimmie Cox Wilson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, LaVern Vaughn.
The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Sunday evening from 6pm until 8pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund at Mobberly Baptist Church 625 E. Loop 281 Longview, Texas 75605
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