UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Florence A. (Patch) Cox, R.N., 78, of Uncasville and formerly of South Windsor, beloved wife of M. George Cox Jr., passed away Friday, October 9, 2009, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. She was born April 18, 1931, in Wallingford, Vt., daughter of the late Albert J. and Alice (Jackson) Patch. Florence had been a resident of South Windsor for many years until moving to Uncasville in 2002. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1949 and was a 1952 graduate of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed at Crestfield Convalescent Home in Manchester and retired as a nursing supervisor. Besides her husband, George, she is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, William A. and Patricia Cox and Lawrence M. and Kimberly Cox, all of South Windsor; her daughter and son-law, Susan C. and Eric Christiano of North Branford; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; her two brothers, Albert R. Patch of Andover and Melvin Patch of Enfield; her two sisters, Anna Mae Ogren of Manchester and Helen Haberern of Enfield; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services and burial in Buckland Cemetery, Manchester, were held privately. There were no calling hours. Holmes Funeral Home, Manchester, has care of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=rutlandherald'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Florence&ln=Cox'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Florence'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Cox'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=421401985'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=421401985'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, 538 Preston Ave., PO Box 1004, Meriden, CT 06450; or to the Dana Faber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA 02445-9924. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com.View the guest book at www.rutlandherald.com/ obits.