Obits: Cox, Dr. John L. , died  06/09/1951
Oct. 2002
Wolfe County, KY 

Submitted by: http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000062 
Wolfe County Genealogy and  Carole Bays
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Wolfe County News, June 13, 1951

DR. JOHN L. COX DIED IN CAMPTON SATURDAY JUNE 9

Dr. John L. Cox, 66, County Health Office for Wolfe and Morgan 
counties, died Saturday morning, June 9, 1951 at ten o'clock at his home in 
Campton after a brief illness.

Funeral services were conducted at the Campton Methodist Church Monday 
afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. Joseph Lewis officiating.  Hearne 
Funeral Home was in charge of the burial which was in Evans Cemetery.

Dr. Cox is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Rose Cox, Campton, two sons, 
and two daughters, by a former marriage: Judge John Cox, Stanton, 
George Cox, Middletown, O.: Mrs. Carl Maloney, Corbin, KY; and Mrs. Banford 
White, Stanton, Ky.

He also leaves one brother, Samp Cox,  Quillen's Chapel, and two 
sisters, Mrs. Catherine Riggs, Campton and Mrs. Rose Profitt, Slade; several 
grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

Dr. Cox was a member of the local Methodist church, the Eastern star, 
and the local Masonic Lodge and White Shrine.  He had been an efficient 
and loyal worker in his office and will be greatly missed in this 
community.
He had served as County Health officer for 23 years; serving in Lewis 
and Carter Counties prior to coming to Wolfe and Morgan Counties.

Active pallbearers at the funeral were James Swope, Sr., Omer Catron, 
Arnold Rose, Riley Harris, Charles W. Murphy and Charles E. Lindon.

Honorary pallbearers include Alex Spencer, Sam Profitt, Lenville Bush, 
Herman Hull and Malcom Strong.


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