Mildred Cox (nee Kahn) born on October 7, 1919 in St. Louis, MO passed away peacefully on March 9, 2019 at the age of 99 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Leopold and Elle Kahn; husband, Roy Cox, and all of her siblings. Mildred is survived by her daughter, Tina Cox; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mildred was raised with a family who owned a grocery store and developed her strong work ethic at an early age. She worked for many different places including Schnucks and Wal-Mart and always made her customers smile. She was known as the “cookie lady” to kids at the grocery store. She enjoyed a good garage sale and summers with her friend, Annie, lake fishing. Mildred was strong-willed, very intelligent, and remained active into her 90’s—even mowing her lawn and doing yard work until the last couple of years of her life. Even a diagnosis of breast cancer in the 1980’s wouldn’t tame her. Her kind heart and great knowledge on just about every topic will be missed by those who knew and loved her.
Mildred selflessly donated her body to the Washington University School of Medicine (as did her husband) and no formal service will be held. Expressions of condolence are appreciated at www.alexanderstlouis.com.
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