Melba Lee Cox Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melba Lee Cox (Ellington, Missouri), born in Annapolis, Missouri, who passed away at the age of 90, on March 5, 2019. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melba Lee Cox to show support.
She was predeceased by: her siblings, Junior Pennington, Alfred Pyrtle, Wilburn Pyrtle, Freddie Pyrtle, James Pyrtle, Shirley Pyrtle and Barbara Ann Brooks; and her son-in-law Don Breece.
She is survived by: her spouse Lyman "Barney" Cox; her children, Gale Detring (Gary) of Bismarck, Lenda Breece of Farmington and Bruce Cox of Bismarck; her siblings, Wilma Hill of Ellington, Zella Sweeney (Ron) of Bourbon and Donald Pennington (Heidi) of DesArc; and her sisters-in-law, Pauline Pyrtle of Ellington and Shirley Pyrtle of Bland. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
