Grace Cox

Grace Eleanor Cox
March 1922 - January 2016
Grace Eleanor Cox passed away peacefully on January 3, 2016 in Modesto, CA with family by her side.  She was the daughter of Danish immigrants, Theodora Marie Jensen Schmidt and Martin H. Schmidt.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty-four years, John Stewart Cox of Westley, CA.  She was also preceded in death by several siblings, including Ruth Schmidt, M.D., Christina Sorensen, Paul Schmidt, and Mary Gregoritch.
Grace attended and graduated from local schools including Ransom Grammar School, Modesto High School, Modesto Junior College and Merritt Hospital of Nursing in Oakland, CA.
Grace's father was a tool and die maker in the Bay Area and later at the Borden Milk Plant in Modesto.  Grace's mother was a homemaker.  Grace grew up in the Wood Colony area where her parents owned a small farm.  After her marriage to John Stewart Cox, she resided at Westley on the W.W. Cox family farm.
Grace was always interested in the health of her community.  She was instrumental in founding the first free Well Baby clinic on the Westside with the help of the County Health Department and volunteers.  She also served as the President of the Board of the Family Service Agency in Modesto for several years.
Grace participated in a Study Abroad Program sponsored by San Jose State University to learn about health care in Scandinavia.  The study took place in various hospitals and clinics in Copenhagen and the surrounding countryside.
After returning to educational advancement at the University of California, San Francisco she became the staff psychiatric nurse of a brief treatment program of the Mental Health Department of Stanislaus County.  She was a member of the Federated Church of Patterson, CA.
She is survived by her two sons, William S. Cox of Westley and John H. Cox (Diane) of Modesto.  Surviving grandchildren are Matthew Cox of Westley, Megan Cox-Devlin (Andrew) of Modesto, Kristin Cox-Hodges (Mark) of Modesto, Chad Johnson (Kelly) of Modesto and Gary Johnson (Danielle) of Bellevue, WA.  Surviving great-grandchildren are Jason and Brandon Hodges of Modesto, Leia and Sofia Johnson of Modesto, Nicole Johnson of Bellevue, and Elsa and Vaughn Devlin of Modesto, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.
In keeping with her wishes, no public services will be held.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
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