Stephen "Steve" Lee Cox
4/9/2016


Stephen “Steve” Lee Cox, 69, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. He was born Nov. 7, 1946 in Water Valley, MS to Raymond L. and Sue Martin Cox.


Steve served in the United States Army as a helicopter crew chief during the Viet Nam war and later worked as a machinist for Borg-Warner. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Water Valley. In spite of dialysis, stroke and amputation, Steve was a faithful follower of Christ even to death. He was patient, kind and long-suffering to the end, never wanting to take matters into his own hands. He patiently waited on the Lord, never complaining. One doctor commented that he didn’t know how to treat Steve because he never complained.


Visitation will be held from noon – 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the Assembly of God Church at 305 N. Court Street in Water Valley. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 2 p.m. at the church with Bro. R.W. Moffett, Bro. Carl McClain, and Bro. Keith Burney officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Crest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Yalobusha County.


Steve is survived by his sisters, Mary Sue Cox Jackson and her husband Wayne of Oakland, MS, Linda Cox Smith and her husband Ken of Tanner, AL, and Sarah Cox Pullen and her husband Paul of Coffeeville, MS; his brother, J.C. Cox of Water Valley, MS; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his niece, Pennie Pullen McKenney and his sister-in-law, Stephanie Cox.


The family sends heartfelt gratitude to all the doctors and nurses at Baptist Hospital in Oxford for all their many acts of kindness and patient loving care during Steve’s many days in the hospital, and a special thank you to Dr. Son Lam. We are also grateful to all the staff at the Veterans Home in Oxford who lovingly cared for our brother.

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Water Valley, MS USA 38965
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