The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, August 18, 1995                TAG: 9508180339
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

JAMES H. COX

James Henderson Cox, 71, of the 2900 block of Venus St., died Aug. 17, 1995, in the Hampton VA Hospital, of cancer.

He was a native of Hemmingway, S.C., and was a retired self-employed electrical contractor. He was a member of the Moose Lodge (NU)39 in Virginia.

He is survived by one daughter, Anne Cox Speidel of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; one son, James Murray Cox of Wanchese, N.C.; two sisters, Betty Pryor of Charleston, S.C., and Jean Merrill of Lake Clarke Shore, Fla.; two brothers, Ronald W. Cox and Jack D. Cox of Wanchese, N.C.; grandchildren, Rhonda A. Cox of Wanchese, N.C., and Monica Speidel of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; and a companion of 11 years, Pat. S. Conner and family; and neighbor and friends, Mindy Tarrant and family.

The burial will be at sea by the Navy with full Military Honors. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, is handling the arrangements.

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