Evelyn Elledge Cox

Evelyn Elledge Cox obituary, Marion, VA

Evelyn Elledge Cox

Evelyn Cox Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 11, 2010.
Evelyn Elledge Cox Evelyn Elledge Cox, age 84, passed away Sept. 9, 2010, at her home. She was born in Gillam, W.Va., July 20, 1926. Evelyn was a 1946 graduate of Marion High School. She was also a graduate of Marion College and Radford College. She taught first grade at Riverside and Marion Primary schools for 30 years. Evelyn was a faithful member of South Fork Baptist Church. She loved the Lord and her church family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Nannie Pennington Elledge; husband, Cameron Cox; brothers, Everett (Buck) Elledge and Ernie Elledge. Evelyn is survived by uncle and aunt, Roy and Maggie Pennington; and several nephews, nieces, cousins and brother and sister-in-laws. Funeral services will be held, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, at 3 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Reverend Mark Totten officiating. Burial will follow at Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Va. Family will receive friends Sunday from 2 p.m. until the time of service at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Flowers will be appreciated or donations may be made to; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Cox family.

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