Elna Mae Cox

SERVICES: 2:00 PM, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Hobart Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Watson, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Cox was born Aug. 17, 1933 in Gracemont, Oklahoma and attended Gracemont High School. She was married to Raymond Cox, Sr. for over 60 years. She came to Pampa following her marriage and had lived here ever since. Mrs. Cox was a member of Hobart Baptist Church, and she was a homemaker. In her spare time, she enjoyed sewing and crafts. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and she will be greatly missed. In the last few years, she became attached to Raymond, Jr.'s dog "Buddy." She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, J. C. Dyer, Carl Dyer, and Jim Dyer, and by a sister, Neomi Van Brocklin.SURVIVORS: Husband: Raymond Cox, Sr. of the home; 2 sons: Mike Cox and wife Sherry and Raymond Cox, Jr. and wife Melinda, all of Pampa; 3 brothers: Junior Dyer and wife Edith of Colorado Springs, CO, Bob Dyer of Lawton, OK, and Virgil Dyer and wife Judy of Houston; a brother-in-law: H. M. Killough of White Deer; 3 grandsons: Raymond Cox, III and fiancée Alicia, Brandon Cox, and Jon Cox, all of Pampa; 2 granddaughters: Michelle Shedd and husband Logan and Jennifer Petroski and husband Bobby, all of Pampa; 4 great grandchildren: Christopher Shedd, Bryson Cox, Ashton Shedd, and Madison Petroski, all of Pampa.MEMORIALS: Alzheimer's Association, 415 W. 8th Ave., Suite 300, Amarillo, TX 79101 or Hobart Baptist Church, 1100 W. Crawford, Pampa, TX 79065.