Myrtle Cox Elmore

Myrtle Cox Elmore, 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Moses Cone Hospital. Myrtle was born on January 15, 1928 in Davidson County, NC, the daughter of Charles I and Carnie Belle Hedrick Cox.

While a longtime surgical nurse at Wesley Long Hospital, Myrtle ended her 40-year nursing career in the surgery department at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, SC. She then retired and returned to her beloved hometown of Greensboro where she has been a resident of Aldersgate Senior Community for the past fifteen years. Myrtle has been a beloved member of Hinshaw United Methodist Church in Greensboro for most of her adult life. While nursing in Greensboro she was an active volunteer with the Red Cross. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend to many. She will be deeply missed.

Myrtle is survived by her son; Richard Allen Elmore; grandchildren, Richard Allen Elmore Jr. of Raleigh, NC and Laura Elizabeth Elmore of Richmond, VA., as well as her sisters, Margaret Leonard, Joyce Coppley and Donna Cox, all of Lexington, NC.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, 3:00 pm at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel with Rev. Tom Jolly officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hinshaw United Methodist Church, 4501 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27407.