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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
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Jeffrey R. Cox
Jeffrey R. Cox
Nov. 1, 1959 – Feb. 22, 2008
PLYMOUTH – Jeffrey R. Cox, 13616 6 C. Rd., died in Saint Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne, at 3:22 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, due to injuries received in a work-related accident.
Jeff had worked as a lineman for NIPSCO for 30 years.
One of his main objectives in life was making the world smile.
Born in South Bend on Nov. 1, 1959, the son of James R. and Anna Lucille Clark Cox, Jeff graduated from Bremen High School with the class of 1978.
In high school he was the Sectional Champion in tennis.
On April 19, 1980, Jeff and Patti McGowan were married in Lakeville.
An active and much talented man, Jeff loved hunting, cooking and flying model airplanes. He enjoyed blues music and ballroom dancing. He liked to travel with his family.
He was a lifetime member of the NRA and a member of Quail Unlimited and the American Legion Post 27.
Jeff is survived by his wife, Patti, and by their son, Christopher and daughter-in-law, Jessica Cox of Charlotte, N.C.
His parents in Bremen also survive together with a brother, Jerry (Cindy) Cox, a sister, Joetta (Greg) Balsley, all of Plymouth, and several nieces and nephews.
Jeff is survived by his mother-in-law Jean McGowan, a sister-in-law, Suzanne (David) Adams, Lakeville, and a brother-in-law, Dr. Jack (Rose) McGowan, Montgomery, Texas, survives as well.
Jeff was preceded in death by his beloved pet, a German shorthaired pointer, named Bear.
Friends are invited by the family to share their memories and their love on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, from 2 to 8 p.m., and continued after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Jeff will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, with calling one hour prior to services in the Plymouth Wesleyan Church, 11203 S. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Burial will take place at a later date in the Bremen Cemetery.
Memorial gifts in Jeff’s name may be made to the National Rifle Association.
Letters of condolence may be sent to the family through the funeral home’s Web site: www.johnson-danielson.com |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 March 2008 )
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