Gene Elwood Cox was born November 3, 1932, near Luling, Texas, to Troy Clinton and Mary Ellen (Echols) Cox. He passed from this life on October 31, 2014, at the age of 81 years old. Gene attended Luling High School and graduated in 1950.
On March 7, 1953, Gene married Helen Maurine Hill. They made their home in Palacios, Texas, where Gene worked for Alcoa. He also worked as a plant operator for Tenneco Oil Company and for Enron. Gene’s work also took them to Haynesville, Louisiana; Okeene, Oklahoma; and Corpus Christi, Texas, where Gene retired in 1996. Gene and Maurine have spent their retirement years in Coppell, Texas.
Three children were born to Gene and Maurine: Karen, Gaylon, and Keith. They were also blessed with six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Gene will be remembered as a hard worker and a man of integrity. He was the family “fix-it” man who worked on family members’ cars, houses, lawn mowers, appliances, etc. Whatever we broke, he could fix it. Gene loved to travel, fish, garden, and watch his children and grandchildren in their school and church activities.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Aubrey Cox. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Maurine; one daughter Karen Weber and husband, Owen, of Coppell, Texas; two sons – Gaylon Cox and wife, Karen, of Okeene, Oklahoma, and Keith Cox and wife, Angela, of Saginaw, Texas; six grandchildren – Russ Weber and wife, Melinda, of Shanghai, China; Kristen Blalock and husband, Micah, of Keller, Texas; Matthew Cox and wife, Tonya, of Laverne, Oklahoma; Mark Cox and wife, Ginger, of Hennessey, Oklahoma; Kelsey Cox of Irving, Texas; and Josh Cox of Saginaw, Texas; seven great grandchildren – Evelyn Weber, Keaton Cox, Kace Cox, Evan Cox, Levi Blalock, Noah Blalock, and Joy Blalock; one sister Margie Kellner and husband, Albert, of San Antonio, Texas; one sister in law Helen Cox of Manor, Texas.; one brother-in-law Don Hill and wife Vencie of Pasadena, Texas.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Restland-Coppell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in the Restland-Coppell Funeral Home Chapel with Gaylon Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery with Russ Weber, Matthew Cox, Mark Cox, Josh Cox, Micah Blalock and Rex Hill serving as pallbearers.
Online condolences and remembrances may be left for the family of Gene E. Cox at www.restlandcoppell.com.
Arrangements entrusted to the staff of Restland-Coppell Funeral Home, 400 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, Texas 75019, (972) 745-1638.
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