Eddie Lamar Cox

Eddie Lamar Cox, 62, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, February 8, 2008 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a member of Cloverleaf Baptist Church and was a graduate of Bradley Central High School Class of 1963. He was employed with Magic Chef/Maytag for 40 years. He was an avid car enthusiast. He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Cox; mother, Dorothy Cox Pickett; sister, Anita Whitted and a brother, Douglas Cox. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Yvonne Cox of Cleveland; two sons and daughter-in-law: Ray and Julie Cox and Eddie Dean Cox all of Cleveland; one grandson, Logan Cox of Cleveland; four siblings and spouses: Judy and James Reagan, Ennis and Sandy Hawkins, Barbara Smith and Peggy and Eric Gordon all of Cleveland; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Ricky Vaughn and Pastor Huel Hooker officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service. Pallbearers will be Chester Kessler, James Reagan, Ralph Whitted, John Whitted, Larry Ownbey, Shane Castelow and Bryan Dixon. His family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2008 at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Cox family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.