Robert Anthony Cox

73, born December 26, 1937, died May 7,

2011 from complications of heart disease at an

assisted living facility in Palm Beach Gardens,

FL.

He was a native of Louisville and had lived in

the Palm Beach County area of southeast

Florida for almost 30 years, more recently in

Hobe Sound, FL.

Bob served in the U.S. Navy prior to

becoming a financial services and insurance

executive for many years and

had many close friends and associates

throughout Palm Beach County through his

business, church and charitable participation.

He deeply cared for the needy and homeless.

He was a founding member of Cafe Joshua, as

well as being involved with The Lord’s Place,

both well-known, established Palm Beach

County organizations dedicated to assisting the

homeless and needy community in many positive

ways.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents,

Otis Cox and Catharine Miles Cox; a young

son, Eric Brent Cox, in 1975; brothers,

Charles, John, Harold and Larry.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Wanda

(Conley) Cox; his sons, Scott Anthony Cox

(Carol Deegan Cox), of Palm Beach Gardens

and Kevin Robert Cox, of Austin, TX; twin

granddaughters, Alyssa Anne Cox Slampa,

USAF (Bric), of Louisiana and Erica Leigh

Cox; great-grandson, Jayden Edward Byars, of

Mabank, TX; brothers, Jerry, Ted, Joe, Kenneth

and Paul; sisters, Marjorie Saul (Bob),

Mary Vining (Chick) and Theresa Pinkston

(Steve); and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday and 10

am.-noon Saturday at Arch L. Heady & Son

Funeral Home, 7410 Westport Road, Louisville,

KY, 40222, followed by a homegoing

Mass at the funeral home with internment following

at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation was

also held in Florida.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations

be made in Bob’s name to Cafe Joshua,

2808 N. Australian Blvd., West Palm Beach,

FL, 33407.