Obituary of WILLIAM COX

WILLIAM “PAT” COX OF BELLEVIEW, FLORIDA  PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  5, 2020.

PAT WAS BORN IN THOMASVILLE, GA  TO JOHN AND MINNIE COX. HE WAS A US AIR FORCE VETERAN AND WORKED AS A BATTALION FIRE CHIEF FOR 33 YEARS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI FLORIDA.  HE ATTENDED PONCE DE LEON SCHOOL IN CORAL GABLES . HE TAUGHT FIRE SCIENCE AT MIAMI DADE JR. COLLEGE AND WAS A DEACON IN THE BAPTIST FAITH.

PAT WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE BETTY (2014).   HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTERS  DEBBIE (PAUL) HUTCHINS OF BELLEVIEW,  FLORIDA  AND LINDA (CHRIS) HELTON OF SOPHIA, NC, GRANDCHILDREN SHANE GROSS , KRISTEN (DEREK) DRAKE, JOHN (MADELINE) GROSS, LATICIA HELTON-GRIFFIN, CRYSTAL ARMSTRONG,

GREAT GRANDCHILDREN BRITTANY, COURTNEY, MASON,MISTY, JUSTIN, KAYLEE, ALEXIS, JULIA, ABBY, CHARLETTE, MICAH, COOPER,  MIKAYLA, ISABELLA, AND ANGELINA, AND GREAT  GREAT GRANDCHILDREN  LEO AND EVANGELINE.

DAD ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR GOD AND FAMILY AND ALWAYS SHARED WITH EVERYONE.  HE WILL BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.   HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS AT  PAYPAL TO STEVEN@JESUS TO MUSLIMS.ORG , OR,  MAIL DONATIONS PAYABLE TO JESUS TO MUSLIMS   P.O. BOX 1555 SUMMERFIELD, FLORIDA  34492.

MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT CHURCH AT THE SPRINGS  5424 SE 58^TH AVE,  OCALA,  FLORIDA 34480 ON FEBRUARY 15,2020 FROM 2 TO 4.  HE WILL BE LAID TO REST AT FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY IN BUSHNELL, FL.

Arrangements are being handled by Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services 5946 SE Robinson Rd. Belleview, FL  34421 (352)-245-2424.  Online Condolences may be expressed at www.hiers-baxley.com.