Robert Lee "Rob" Cox
Graveside services for Robert Lee "Rob" Cox, 82, of Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008, at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor and Rev. Waymon Cleveland will officiate. Mr. Cox died November 19, 2008 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born February 26, 1926, in Smoaks, S.C., he was the son of the late Decar and Minnie Gibson Cox. In 1953, he married Betty Terry of Thomasville, and they then made Thomasville their home. Mr. Cox grew up in Valdosta where he graduated from Valdosta High School. He attended North Georgia College, before serving in the US Air Force during WWII. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Forestry. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church and the Thomasville Kiwanis Club. Mr. Cox had a successful career as a real estate broker. He was an avid gardener and loved the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Betty Terry Cox; daughter, Betsy Cox of Jacksonville; grandchildren, Bryan Mahin and Matt Mahin; sister and brother-in-law, Eileen and Harley Langdale, Jr. of Valdosta; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Terry Calkins of Tucson, Arizona and Mary Virginia Terry of Jacksonville; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Cox was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Decar and Mary Cox; sister and brother-in-law, Jeannette and Tom Winter; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Bill and Evelyn Terry; brother-in-law, C. Herman Terry. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 975, Thomaville, GA. 31799 or to the Thomasville YMCA, P.O. Box 1037, Thomasville, GA. 31799. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com .
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Graveside services for Robert Lee "Rob" Cox, 82, of Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008, at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor and Rev. Waymon Cleveland will officiate. Mr. Cox died November 19, 2008 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born February 26, 1926, in Smoaks, S.C., he was the son of the late Decar and Minnie Gibson Cox. In 1953, he married Betty Terry of Thomasville, and they then made Thomasville their home. Mr. Cox grew up in Valdosta where he graduated from Valdosta High School. He attended North Georgia College, before serving in the US Air Force during WWII. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Forestry. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church and the Thomasville Kiwanis Club. Mr. Cox had a successful career as a real estate broker. He was an avid gardener and loved the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Betty Terry Cox; daughter, Betsy Cox of Jacksonville; grandchildren, Bryan Mahin and Matt Mahin; sister and brother-in-law, Eileen and Harley Langdale, Jr. of Valdosta; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Terry Calkins of Tucson, Arizona and Mary Virginia Terry of Jacksonville; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Cox was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Decar and Mary Cox; sister and brother-in-law, Jeannette and Tom Winter; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Bill and Evelyn Terry; brother-in-law, C. Herman Terry. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 975, Thomaville, GA. 31799 or to the Thomasville YMCA, P.O. Box 1037, Thomasville, GA. 31799. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com .
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