Private graveside services for Bobby D. Cox, 88, of Crowville were held Friday April 17, 2020, in Crockett Point Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Owen officiating under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.
Mr. Bobby was born June 12, 1931 in Crowville to the union of H. B. and Vada Hodge Cox and passed from this life on April 11, 2020 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two wives Elizabeth Cox and Shirley Beall Cox; four siblings: Martiel McNease, Lucille Ford, W. V. Cox, and Prentice Cox.
The four loves of Bobbys life were: God, family, music, and sports. Bobby was an active member of Crockett Point Baptist Church where he served in the music ministry until the time of his death. Bobby was known throughout the area for his talent and love of southern gospel music. He spent many years singing and playing with The Gospel Harmoneers and was later inducted into the Northeast Louisiana Gospel Hall of Fame. He was also a fifty year member of the Crowville Masonic Lodge. He was the family patriarch exemplifying to his family the meanings of love, compassion, and service. He was a sports enthusiast who enjoyed not only spending time with family at ballparks but had an open door policy at his home to watch games and do what he enjoyed the most, fellowship. To know Bobby was to love him.
Survivors left to cherish his memory include three children: Larry Wayne Cox and wife Marilyn of Crowville, Sherry Carter and husband Artie of Crowville, and Beth King and husband David of WA; two step children: Kim Huntsman and husband Keith and their children of Beekman, and Kenny Beall and wife Lera and their children of West Monroe; eight grandchildren: Joni Graham and husband Kevin of Winnsboro, Brady Cox and wife Christi of Crowville, Tara Banks and husband Brad of Crowville, Barry Carter and wife Lindsay of Stonewall, Erin Popp and husband Jon of Arlington, TX, Ryan King of Los Angeles, CA, Abigail Farrell and husband Cody of Longview, TX, and Davis King of Spokane, WA; eleven great grandchildren: John Riley, Ben and Ellie Graham, Carter and Avery Banks, Cade, Cooper and Anna Cate Carter, Alister and Eleanor Popp, and Kai Farrell; one brother, Doyle Cox of West Monroe; sister, Shirley Hodges of Jackson, MS; sister-in-law Dorothy Mercer of Crowville; brother-in-law Ricky Caldwell and wife Miriam of Crowville; a host of other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Carter Banks, Barry Carter, Brady Cox, Ben Graham, John Riley Graham, Davis King and Ryan King.
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com.