Terry Cox Obituary
Terry Delean Cox, 58, of Tazewell, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at the Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell. She was born at Red Bird Hospital in Beverly, Kentucky on April 23, 1967, and was the daughter of the late Ray and Frances Saylor Cox. Terry was a Front Office Assistant for Ink Spot Tattoos.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Yolanda Kay Pierson.
Survivors include her sister, Teresa Cox; niece, Santanna Rae Cox; nephew, Brandon Pierson and wife, Jessica; great-niece, Naysa Pierson; great-nephews, Connor Cox and Buck Pierson; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 4:00 PM on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the Arnett & Steele Valley Chapel with Rev. Troy Saylor and Rev. Nathan Ledford officiating. Cremation will follow at the Arnett & Steele Cremation Center in Pineville.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 2:00 PM until funeral hour at 4:00 PM at the Arnett & Steele Valley Chapel in Harrogate, which is honored to be serving the Cox family.
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