Phyllis Jean Cox, of Excelsior Springs passed away August 25, 2018. Graveside service will be 11:00 am Saturday, September 8 in Alta Vista Cemetery, Weatherby, MO.
Miss Cox was born November 5, 1936 in Winston, MO. Her father Roman, was employed at the Winston Mines and her mother Alma, was a homemaker. Miss Cox and her parents lived on various farms in the Daviess County area after leaving Winston. Her first eight years of school were obtained in one room schools in rural area. High school education was completed at Jameson High School.
Her B.S. degree in education was done at Northwest Missouri State University at Maryville and her M.S. degree in library science was obtained at Emporia State University at Emporia, KS.
Her education and library science work were done at Chillicothe, MO and Hickman Mills District. Plus she was employed part time, as reference librarian at Longview Community College. Miss Cox enjoyed working with all levels of students and doing reference work with co-educators.