Raymond Cox

RAYMOND COX

Anamosa

Raymond Cox, 80, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 22, 2014, at the Anamosa Care Center following an extended illness. Memorial service will be 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at First United Methodist Church in Anamosa, with

military honors. Pastor Laurie Riley will officiate at the service. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.

Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be directed to the family.

Surviving are two sons, David (Jeryl) Cox of Cedar Rapids and Robert Cox of Anamosa; a granddaughter, Cameron Cox of Cedar Rapids; his son-in-law, Lee Timm; a sister-in-law, Wilma Cox; and his faithful dog, Sammy.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 56 years, Maryann, on Oct. 23, 2013; a daughter, Kathleen Cox Timm; his sister, Lila; and three brothers, Joe, Paul and Glenn.

Raymond Edward Cox was born Dec. 12, 1933, in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of Emanuel and Nettie Pearl Chopper Cox. He graduated from Anamosa Community Schools with the class of 1953. Ray went on to serve in the United States Army. On June 29, 1957, Maryann and Raymond Cox were united in marriage. Ray was employed for 42 years at Iowa Electric Power Co. He retired in 1992 from Alliant Energy.

Ray served on the Anamosa City Council, Planning and Zoning Board and Eastern Iowa Crime Commission. Ray was a Boy Scout leader for Troop 99, a Little League and Babe Ruth coach, and a charter member of the Anamosa Jaycees.

He was an avid Hawkeye and St. Louis Cardinals fan. He loved holidays with family, gardening, mushroom hunting and tipping a cold one with friends. No one was a stranger for long with Ray.