Avis de décès de Helen-L. Cox - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Helen L. Cox, 81, of Springfield, passed away Friday, August 21, 2009, in her home. She was born May 14, 1928, in Wheatland, Mo., to Jesse and Abbie Louisa (Parrish) Miller. Helen accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age. She married John Cox on December 24, 1946. Helen had been a floral designer since she was 16 years old, beginning her floral career with Springfield Seed Company. She had worked in many other floral shops during her life, including Republic Floral and Stokes Floral. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Riley Cox; brother Mavis Miller; infant son, Larry Cox; and infant grandson, Ryan Prahl. Helen is survived by her children, sons, Johnny and Beverly Cox, Roy and Theresa Cox, Jerry and Carolyn Cox, daughters, Cathy and Tim Booher, Jeannie and Steve Williams, and Abbie and David Darst; a brother, Gene Miller; a sister, Rosalee Spears; a sister-in-law, Rosela Miller; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be Monday, August 24, 2009, at 1 p.m., in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel, with the Reverend Jerry Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. No formal visitation is planned. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday, in the funeral home.