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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Philip M. Cox
Philip M.
Cox
Nov 3, 1949 — Mar 11, 2018
Nettleton
Philip M. Cox's Obituary
Philip Michael Cox, 68, Hamilton, Mo., passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, Mo.
Philip was born on November 3, 1949, in Chillicothe, Mo., to Martin M. and Viola (Wright) Cox. He was a 1967 graduate of the Penney High School, Hamilton; and then earned his Vocational Teaching Degree.
Phil honorably served his country in the Army from 1969-1972, serving one year in Vietnam during the war and the remainder of his time stateside. Philip worked at a motorcycle shop, was a machinist and self-employed mechanic, was the head of the Caldwell County Road & Bridge Department for 12 years, taught at Western Missouri Correctional Center, Cameron, Mo., for 15 years, and was a blacksmith and farmer.
Philip was a member of the Hamilton Baptist Church where he served as a church deacon, and he was a member of the American Legion, the Missouri Gas and Steam Engine Association, and BAM-Blacksmith Association of Missouri.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents; brother-Jim Cox; and brother-in-law-Wayne Hillman.
He married Margaret "Margie" Mueller on October 11, 1969, in Hamilton. They lived in Enterprise, Alabama, for 6 years but most of their life was spent in Hamilton. Margie survives of the home.
Additional survivors: Son-Michael (Susan) Cox, Sherman, Il., and their children-Kasie, Dillon, and Derrick; Son-Martin Cox, North Bend, Washington, and his children-Ella and Lily; Sisters-Kathleen (Bill) Murphy, Lenexa, Ks., Judy (Gary) Thomas, Garland, Tx., and Pam Hillman, Overland Park, Ks; Sister-in-law-Judy Cox, Kearney, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m., (Noon), Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Hamilton Baptist Church.
Visitation: 10 a.m., until noon, just prior to the service, at the church.
Interment: Lick Fork Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Missouri Veteran's Home, Cameron, Mo.
Friends may call at Bram Funeral Home, after 9 a.m., on Friday.
Online condolences: www.bramfuneralservices.com
www.bramfunerlservices.com
Philip was born on November 3, 1949, in Chillicothe, Mo., to Martin M. and Viola (Wright) Cox. He was a 1967 graduate of the Penney High School, Hamilton; and then earned his Vocational Teaching Degree.
Phil honorably served his country in the Army from 1969-1972, serving one year in Vietnam during the war and the remainder of his time stateside. Philip worked at a motorcycle shop, was a machinist and self-employed mechanic, was the head of the Caldwell County Road & Bridge Department for 12 years, taught at Western Missouri Correctional Center, Cameron, Mo., for 15 years, and was a blacksmith and farmer.
Philip was a member of the Hamilton Baptist Church where he served as a church deacon, and he was a member of the American Legion, the Missouri Gas and Steam Engine Association, and BAM-Blacksmith Association of Missouri.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents; brother-Jim Cox; and brother-in-law-Wayne Hillman.
He married Margaret "Margie" Mueller on October 11, 1969, in Hamilton. They lived in Enterprise, Alabama, for 6 years but most of their life was spent in Hamilton. Margie survives of the home.
Additional survivors: Son-Michael (Susan) Cox, Sherman, Il., and their children-Kasie, Dillon, and Derrick; Son-Martin Cox, North Bend, Washington, and his children-Ella and Lily; Sisters-Kathleen (Bill) Murphy, Lenexa, Ks., Judy (Gary) Thomas, Garland, Tx., and Pam Hillman, Overland Park, Ks; Sister-in-law-Judy Cox, Kearney, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m., (Noon), Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Hamilton Baptist Church.
Visitation: 10 a.m., until noon, just prior to the service, at the church.
Interment: Lick Fork Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Missouri Veteran's Home, Cameron, Mo.
Friends may call at Bram Funeral Home, after 9 a.m., on Friday.
Online condolences: www.bramfuneralservices.com
www.bramfunerlservices.com
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