CHARLES LOUIS COX, 81, passed away peacefully
on Jan. 21, 2008 in Provo, UT, with interment at Lake
Hills Cemetery.
Born to James & Geneva Cox in Ranger, TX on Dec. 14,
1926. Attended Ranger High School in the Class of
1945 and served in the U.S. Navy in his early years,
after which he moved to Salt Lake City where he joined
the LDS Church, to which he remained a faithful member
throughout his life. He married Patricia Hancey and
they raised a family together until Pat passed away.
Charlie later married Donna Faye Williams and they
enjoyed 21 years together. They served two church
missions in Ireland and Spain. They lived in Kanab
for a time and finally settled in St. George. Charlie
enjoyed reading, traveling, especially to see family,
and working on genealogy.
Preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia; son,
Kent Hancey; and sister, Norma Jean Rose. He will be
missed by his wife Donna; sister Patsy Wheeler Knight,
brother-in-law Jerry Rose; children Martha (Maurice)
Johnson, Bountiful; Tim (Karla) Cox, Bismarck, ND;
Elizabeth (Kerry) Winn, Sandy; Andy (Lesa) Cox, Orem;
stepchildren, Karen Anglesley, Colleen (Marty) Oviatt,
Alan (Terri) Gren, Deanne (Junior) Wolf, Tiffany (Doug)
McLaws; 34 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and
many nieces and nephews.