Loftin "Buddy" Cox, Jr.

Loftin “Buddy” Cox, Jr.,69, passed away July 13,2020 after a prolonged illness. Buddy was born April 25,1951, in Richmond, VA to Loftin Cox Sr. and Shirley Simpson Cox. Buddy attended Lee Davis High School, went on to join the National Guard 276th Engineers and then started his own businesses, Hanover Materials and Hanover Precast. He was a proud member of many fraternal organizations and was always ready to help friends and family in their time of need. Buddy is survived by Helen Cox, his children L.G.Cox III, Ernie Nichols (Susie), Margaret Richman (Mark), Mary Stanley (Eddie), Debra Parrish, and Allen Perry; his sister, Cynthia Cox Bell, as well as many beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and special friends. The family will receive friends from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Hwy. Ashland, VA 23005. A funeral service will be held at 12:00pm on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Nelsen Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will follow at Signal Hill Memorial Park, 12360 Hanover Courthouse Rd., Hanover, VA 23069. Those who wish to honor Buddy in a special way please make gifts to Mooseheart Charities or the Kidney Foundation.