Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, February 15, 1994 TAG: 9402150285
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: CERES LENGTH: Short
OBIT COX, MAUDE CAROLINE BRIDGES
COX, Maude Caroline Bridges, 81, of Ceres, died Sunday, February 13, 1994,
in the Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born in Bland County, the
daughter of the late Jim and Laura Harner Bridges. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Winton B. Cox, and a son, Gilmer B. Cox. She is survived by
three daughters, Oma Lambert of Kernersville, N.C., Brenda Crabtree of Ceres,
Va., Audrey Hedrick of Rural Retreat, Va.; four sons, Melvin M. Cox of Bland,
Va., Wiley B. Cox of Albany, Ga., Bennie D. Cox of Ceres, Va., Larry W. Cox of
Bland, Va.; three sisters, Mildred Mabry of Norfolk, Va., Opal Sadler of
Bland, Va., Marie Cox of Ceres, Va.; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
3 stepgrandchildren and 5 stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday 2 p.m., at the Newberry Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ed
Schaack and the Rev. June Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the
Bethany U.M.C. Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Newberry
Funeral Home, Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. The family suggests that those prefer
may make memorials to the Bland County Rescue Squad. Newberry Funeral Home in
Bland, Va. is in charge of the arrangements.
by CNB