PORT ALLEGANY- Caroline C. Cox, 80, of Comes Creek Rd., passed away Friday (Jan. 28, 2011) in the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. Born March 5, 1930, in Couder-sport, she was a daughter of Charles and Ella Harris Hill. On Oct. 15, 1949, in Roulette, she married Waldo J. Cox, who survives.
Mrs. Cox was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of Roulette High School, Class of 1947. She was co-owner of Cox Busing, where she and her husband drove bus for many years, before retiring.
She loved to crochet, to do word puzzles, and to observe the wild life local to the area.
Surviving in addition to her husband, Waldo, are two daughters, Jean E. (Steve) Stamilio of Charlotte, NC, and Martha J. Cox of Port Allegany; three sons, Thomas D. Cox of St. Mary’s, PA, Charles M. (Lynn) Cox of Port Allegany, Timothy J. Cox of Alfred, NY; two grandsons, Anthony and Stephen Stamilio both of Charlotte, NC, a granddaughter, Rebecca (Jeremy) Ehret of Greenville, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Jean L. Lawrence.
Friends will be received from 4-7 p.m. Sunday in the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday (Jan. 31, 2011) with Rev. Michael Culver, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Port Allegany, officiating.
Burial will be in Rathbone Cemetery, Coneville, PA.
Memorials can be made to a charity of the donor’s choice