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Anita Cox
ANITA J. COX
McGregor
Anita J. Cox, 79, of McGregor, Iowa, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Crossing Rivers Health Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Anita June was born June 18, 1938, to Dale and Florence (Wohlford) Warren in Midwest, Wyo. She graduated from Geneva High School in 1956 and earned her degree from Iowa State University in home economics in 1960.
Anita was united in marriage with Larry D. Cox on March 25, 1961, in Geneva, Iowa. To this union three children were born. Anita worked for the County Extension in Independence, Iowa, as a home economist and was a substitute teacher in Tripoli, Iowa. After they moved to Oskaloosa, she was a secretary to the dietitian at William Penn College and taught home economics at Oskaloosa Junior High, and also at Hedrick Community Schools. They then moved to Reinbeck and she became the elementary media director, and then to Scranton, Iowa, where she was secretary for a life insurance business. They moved to Victor for four years and she was an alternative schoolteacher through Grant Wood Alternative School. They ultimately moved to McGregor, Iowa. Anita worked as library director at the Elkader Public Library.
After retiring, she worked part time at the Back Stitch Quilt Shop. She enjoyed quilting and sewing in her spare time. She and Larry also enjoyed camping with the Good Sam Backbone Country Camp Club.
Anita is survived by her husband, Larry of McGregor, Iowa; three children, Le Cox of Vinton, Iowa, Karen (Richard) Supper of Norwalk, Iowa, and John (Ruth) Cox of Spillville, Iowa; and four grandchildren, Thomas and William Supper and Mason and Payton Cox.
Anita was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Florence Warren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Monona, Iowa.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at the United Methodist Church, McGregor, with the Rev. Deb Parkison as officiant. There will be a one-hour visitation before church services Thursday. Interment will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Living Faith United Methodist Parish and the Elkader Public Library.
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Monona is helping the family with arrangements.
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