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Obituary for Carl Preston Cox Carl Preston Cox
Fairfield Resident Navy Veteran, DuPont Retiree

Carl Preston Cox, 91, of Fairfield, Virginia died Friday, October 11, 2019 at The Mayflower nursing home.

He was born April 12, 1928 in Fairfield, a son of the late Robert Blamer Cox and Cora Lee Snider Cox and was the last surviving member of his family.

Carl was a member of the New Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and attended Emory United Methodist Church.

He served in the U. S. Navy and retired from DuPont.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Morrison Cox; a daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Dale Henderson; two grandsons, Luke N. and Jude Z. Henderson; along with a host of nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 18 at New Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery with the Rev. Greg Fleshman, the Rev. Valerie Ritter and the Rev. Carl Pattison officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Rockbridge Area Hospice, 315 Myers St., Lexington, VA 24450.

Arrangements are by Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory.