Mrs. Barbara Jo Cox, age 86, of Gun Barrel City, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Barbara was born April 30, 1935 in Dallas, Tx to parents, Dorothy E. Hanner and William Thomas Owen. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, whose world revolved around their needs, wants, and desires. From year 1955 to 1963 Barbara worked for Cotton Exchange, later on for Curtis Mathis, then to J.C. Penney. Barbara was a devout Christian with a huge heart, as a member of First Baptist Church in Mabank; she would often spend her time taking care of those in need at the Church's Food Bank, alongside of volunteering at the local Nursing Home.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Troy Lee Cox; mother, Dorothy E. Hanner; and father, William Owen.
Barbara is survived by her son, Jerry Lee Cox and his wife Teresa of Grovetown, GA; daughters Peggy Colleen Cheek and her husband Joe of Eustace, Tx; Connie Ellen Christopher of Gun Barrel City, Tx; and Cindy Leigh Tanner and her husband Doug of Katy, Tx; as well as sixteen grandchildren and numerous greatgrandchildren.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eubankcedarcreek.com for the Cox family.
