Tahlequah, OK- Patricia Elizabeth Bernadette (Kennedy) Cox, age 64 of Tahlequah, OK, surrounded by friends and family went home to prepare for her greatest Christmas ever on Thursday, December 12, 2013. Patricia was born in Independence, KS on May 24, 1949 to Joseph Lawrence and Virginia (Sargeant) Kennedy. Her hometown was Fort Scott, KS. She was also raised by next-door neighbors Lloyd Hammett and Margery Jarrett Whiteside. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Elm Tree Baptist Church with Pastors D.J. McCarter and Jesse Deere officiating. Interment will follow at Tahlequah City Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday, December 16, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Reed Culver Funeral Home, a Wake Service will be held at Elm Tree Baptist Church on Monday, December 16, 2013 beginning at 6:00 PM.
Patricia attended Elm Tree Baptist Church in Tahlequah, OK where she helped teach children and youth classes, Christmas was her favorite time of year, and her family is sure this year will be a great Christmas for her. Patricia enjoyed listening to Elvis Presley songs, watching WWE and cooking shows, she loved talking politics and never hesitated to share her political views whether in person or in a chat room. Patricia enjoyed watching Notre Dame Football, but was a huge OU fan, and even took the time during her favorite holiday to decorate two Christmas trees, one “normal” tree and one “OU” tree to show her school spirit. She was a life-long student always learning, she spent more than 30 years as a correctional counselor with her last job being at the Jess Dunn correctional facility. Patricia was a wonderful lady that will be missed greatly by all her friends and family.
Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, husband Luther "Sonny" Cox and one infant son Sonny Joe Cox.
She is survived by one daughter Heather Cox of Muskogee, OK, best friends Vicki McCarter and Elizabeth Bird as well as a host of Friends that will carry on her memories.
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