Edna L. Cox
Edna L. Cox, 91, of rural Wabash, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at her home. She was born April 1, 1925, in Wabash County to Clarence and Ramona (Forrester) Howell.
Edna was a 1943 graduate of LaFontaine High School. She married David W. F. Cox at the Lagro United Methodist Church on April 25, 1943. She worked at area nursing homes for 21 years, and was a farmer’s wife. Edna was a member of the Pasadena United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star #90, and a past member of the Rebekah Lodge. She enjoyed gardening, mowing her lawn, growing flowers, being outdoors, and especially liked her cat “Tippy”.
She is survived by her husband: David W. F. Cox, Wabash; three nephews: Richard Kendall, Urbana; John Howell, LaFontaine; and Larry Howell, Charlotte, N.C. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother: Thurl Howell; sister: Esther Kendall; and her niece: T.J. Downing.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Entombment will be in Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Wabash Order of the Eastern Star.