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CPT Robert D. Cox Jr.

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CPT Robert D. Cox Jr. Veteran

Birth
Hemingway, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death
8 Jun 1994 (aged 79)
Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Capt. Robert D. Cox Jr., USN, Ret., 79, of the 3100 block of East Cheltingham Place, died June 8, 1994, in Springhouse Estates, Pa.

He was a native of Hemingway, S.C., and was a retired U.S. Navy Captain veteran of World War II. He was a member of Bayside Presbyterian Church. He was a graduate of the 1938 class of Annapolis and was a member of the Retired Officers Association. He received his masters degree from North Carolina State University and was a former professor of mathematics at Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus.

He is survived by his wife, Cora W. Cox; one daughter, Kathryn Cox West of Virginia Beach; three sons, Dr. Robert D. Cox III of Anderson, S.C., Cdr Mariner G. Cox, USN, Ret. of Stafford, Va., and Lt. Col. Donald Cox of Valrico, Fla.; one sister, Frances Thomas of Charleston, S.C.; and seven grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bayside Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Will Kiser-Lowarce. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park. Kellum Funeral Home, Bonney Road Chapel, is handling the arrangements.

The Virginian Pilot, page B2, June 12, 1994
Capt. Robert D. Cox Jr., USN, Ret., 79, of the 3100 block of East Cheltingham Place, died June 8, 1994, in Springhouse Estates, Pa.

He was a native of Hemingway, S.C., and was a retired U.S. Navy Captain veteran of World War II. He was a member of Bayside Presbyterian Church. He was a graduate of the 1938 class of Annapolis and was a member of the Retired Officers Association. He received his masters degree from North Carolina State University and was a former professor of mathematics at Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus.

He is survived by his wife, Cora W. Cox; one daughter, Kathryn Cox West of Virginia Beach; three sons, Dr. Robert D. Cox III of Anderson, S.C., Cdr Mariner G. Cox, USN, Ret. of Stafford, Va., and Lt. Col. Donald Cox of Valrico, Fla.; one sister, Frances Thomas of Charleston, S.C.; and seven grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bayside Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Will Kiser-Lowarce. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park. Kellum Funeral Home, Bonney Road Chapel, is handling the arrangements.

The Virginian Pilot, page B2, June 12, 1994


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159862186/robert_d-cox: accessed ), memorial page for CPT Robert D. Cox Jr. (13 May 1915–8 Jun 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159862186, citing Princess Anne Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Roxie (contributor 47349823).