Laverne Cox Peden Obituary

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Start: 2025-04-26T15:00:00
End: 2025-04-26T17:00:00
Location: Cotten Funeral Home

The passing of Laverne Cox Peden of Sunset Beach, North Carolina leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on April 16, 2025 at the age of 102. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Laverne Cox farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Laverne Cox is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Ester Stox Cox and David Cox; her husband Robert L. Peden; and her son David R. Peden. She is survived by: her son Terry B. Peden. She is also survived by four grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Lower Cape Fear Life Care, 955 Mercy Lane SE, Bolivia, NC or the American Cancer Society.

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April 26, 2025

Betty Cox wrote a sympathy message

“I so well remember Mrs. Laverne when she was in Havelock and a member of the Lutz, Moore, Lockey circle. We always had such a good time in her presence. Mr. Bob and she were a vital part of my growing up in Havelock. They both were great people and now she is reunited with the love of her life.”

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