Lillian Cox 1892-1971

COX, APPLEGATE, HOSKINSON, BRACKETT, COLONY

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 6/23/2022 at 07:28:45

March 4, 1971 - The Tipton Conservative

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian E. Cox, 79, mother of Mrs. Russell Hoskinson, Tipton, were held at Iowa City March 2 with burial in Oakland cemetery at Iowa City.

Mrs. Cox died at her home in Iowa City Feb. 27, following a sudden illness.

Mrs. Cox was born Jan. 6, 1892, in Downey, the daughter of Wlyrum and Mayme Wentz Applegate. She and Ralph Cox were married July 12, 1914, in Iowa City. The couple farmed near Cosgrove before moving to Iowa City in 1939. She was a member of the Baptist church in Downey and the Golden Age club.

Survivors include a son, Robert, Houston, Tex.; 3 daughters, Mrs. Russell (Nadine) Hoskinson, Tipton; Mrs. Nyleen Brackett, San Diego and Mrs. Robert (Vada) Colony, Iowa City; 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Her husband, and a daughter, brother and sister died earlier.