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Lord on June 30, 2025.
Mary retired from General Electric after many years of service. She obtained her
GED in early 2000. She loved all kinds of flowers and enjoyed nurturing her
flower gardens. She loved to travel and spent time exploring New Zealand. She
enjoyed reading, studying the Monarchy, and watching live safari cameras-
viewing exotic animals in their natural habitat.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Everett & Norma (Brown) Dickson,
Sister Susan Mulinero, and Niece Allie Beasley.
Mary leaves behind a loving husband William "Capt. Bill" Cox; children David
Baker of Genoa City, WI, Jason & Kelly Baker of Sheboygan, WI, Anthony & Julie
Dahlke of Lillington, NC, Joshua & Maggie Cox of Ottowa, Il and Adam Cox of
Camden, TN; grandchildren, Makenzie Castro, Elena Castro & Madalyn Baker
all of Sheboygan, WI, and Ethan Rolland Dahlke of Lillington, NC; sisters, Dawn
(Kenny) Beasley of Lake Jackson, TX and Karen (Jim) West of Jonesboro, AR;
6 nephews, Rob, Joseph, Jeremy, Coy, Trent and Sean; 3 nieces, Amy, Janie
and Teresa; 12 great nieces and nephews; Uncle Don (Penny) Brown; and
Aunts Dorothy Hale, Louise Seligman, Beverly Stuyvesant and Donna (Tom)
Popeck.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Saunders & McFarlin
Funeral Home 107 W. Sumner St, Harvard IL from 12 pm to 3 pm.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mary Jean (Dickson) Cox, please visit our floral store.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Upcoming Events
Aug
16
Memorial Gathering
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
107 W. Sumner St., Harvard, IL 60033
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Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home - Harvard