Obituary of LaVerne Nelson Cox
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Laverne Cox � went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Laverne was born in Chicago on May 24, 1927.
She attended Wheaton College � she was the first woman in her family to attend college and the first of many to attend Wheaton College after it was opened to women during the WWII. She married George Elton Cox in 1956. They lived, loved and served their Lord in Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Memphis, TN; Lockwood, NY; Princeton, NJ and finally Boone, NC.
Laverne is survived by her sons Douglas and Byron Cox, her daughter in law Stacy Cox, her three granddaughters � Joyous, Jocelyn and Jenna, her great-grand daughter Alina, her niece Arlene Lundquist, and her brother Elmer Nelson.
A memorial service for Laverne will be held 1 PM Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Alliance Bible Fellowship. Memorials may be made to Alliance Bible Fellowship, PO Box 152, Boone, NC 28607 or to Gideon�s International, Boone Camp, PO Box 3602, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be shared at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com