Death has claimed the life of Virginia Edith Cox. Mrs. Cox passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Co. at the age of 93.[it-exchange-member-content membership_ids=”485,313″]
Virginia was born April 8, 1919 in Morton County on the family farm in Morton County to Viola and Linwood Hubbard.
August 30, 1943 Virginia married Samuel T. Cox in Lamar, Co. They moved to Colorado Springs in 1946 where Virginia managed the Colorado House in Manitou Springs for several years.
Virginia’s career included working for Walter Drake for seven years, and supervising at Hewlett Packard during their manufacturing era for 22 years. As a volunteer, she served on the Board of the Old Colorado City Historical Society, and Modern Woodmen of America, Camp 7226.
Mrs. Cox was a member of the Manitou Historical Society. She was an active member of the Skyway Southern Baptist Church (formerly) and the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. She was a member of the church choir and loved singing until the very end.
Those preceding Virginia in death were her husband Samuel Tilman Cox; her son Claude Leroy Cox, her six sisters; and two brothers.
Survivors include her daughter Connie Ann Dueker of Colorado Springs; four grandchildren, Debilyn Molineaux of Portland, Or., Sean Duffy of Columbia, Mo., Shannon Lee Cox of Falcon, Co. and Renee’ Dillavou of Colorado Springs;her five great grandchildren; and two great, great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Old Colorado City Historical Society. [/it-exchange-member-content]