| Show Funeral Held For Will Arthur Cox Jr Funeral services for William Arthur Cox Jr 78 were ere conducted in the I I Manti North ward chapel Tuesday i afternoon by Bishop Girven Stott Mr I Cox prominent horseman road and nod fence builder died Friday July 16 from cau causes s incident to age following a lingering illness Mr Cox was born at Manti Sept 4 1869 the first child of William Arthur Ar- Ar Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur and Mary Christina Andersen Cox His father crossed the plains with the early Utah pioneers and ar arrived arrived arrived ar- ar rived rived in Manti in 1852 at the age of 12 after driving an ox team most of the way from Missouri When theelder theelder the theelder elder Mr Cox was called to fill a mission in Colorado young Will Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur was left to shoulder the re responsibilities responsibilities re- re of the family at an early age responsibilities that helped develop de develop develop de- de much of the initiative industry and resourcefulness which characterized character character- his life He contributed greatly to the development of this area Mr Cox married Ina ma Rosella Peacock Peacock Peacock Pea Pea- cock April 27 1892 in the Manti temple temple temple tem tem- and three sons and two da daughters were born to them One son Edgar proceeded him in death He is survived survived survived sur sur- by his widow and four sons and daughters Mrs Zella ZelIa Keller Jay and Henry Cox Manti and Mrs Mary Klein San Francisco six grandsons 7 granddaughters 14 great grandchild ren and six brothers and sisters Fred W W. Cox Manti ManU Edward E. E Cox Orangeville Effie Crawford and Stella Salt Lake City Henrietta Metcalf Metcalf Metcalf Met- Met calf LeGrande Oregon and Genieva Davis Portland Ore Prayers at the funeral were by Osmond Os Osmond Osmond Os- Os mond Olsen and W. W Lee Hall Music w was was furnished by the South ward quartet Ray P P. Dyreng Erastus Pe Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe- Pe terson Claire Dyreng and Viola Tatton Tatton Tat Tat- ton and by Mrs Nathan Bradley Mrs Jean Hickman and Mrs Leland Larsen of Manti and Bruce Irons of Moroni l with Mrs Waldo Valdo Garbe Earlene Earlene Earlene Ear- Ear lene Christensen and Miss Miss Irons as accompanists Lewis H H. Hougaard was the first speaker and reviewed Mr Coxs Cox's life telling of the many contributions he had made to the area surrounding Manti The speaker also told of Mr Coxs Cox's love of fun and sportsmanship of his ability with and love for good horses and his leadership among his companions as a youth and through UI 1 Edward P P. Cox of Nephi a cousin told of his associations with Will Vill during during during dur dur- ing the years they spent together as of the Forest Service He told of the spirit of comradeship among the many groups of men who worked under Wills Will's supervision of his ability to lead men to accomplishment accomplish accomplish- his love of the out of ment rs and his pride in superior craftsman craftsman- ship The speaker expressed the belief be belief be- be lief that his cousin had acquired greater practical know how through experience that most people could gain in a lifetime of study He did not carve hi his name on trees but the name of Will Cox is shouted by many miles of log-and-block log fences by byroads byroads byroads roads bridges trails and other developments developments developments devel devel- that knew his hand the speaker said Andrew J. J Judd the next speaker ha had ha been asked to s speak ak at the funeral funeral fun fun- eral oral by Mr Cox some time before his death Mr Judd told how they had been associated together in city work he as mayor and Mr lVIr Cox as supervisor of streets and how before that time Mr Cox had served as a n year four-year councilman Mr Judd ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed gratitude for the associations he had had with Mr l Cox and said he believed Wills Will's body had housed the spirit of of- ofa a true Mormon pioneer He said a fitting monument to Mr Coxs Cox's life would show him at worl with a large pair of bay horses horse straining the traces of a heavy harness harness har har- ness and with a pair of large haimes haime housings inscribed with the letters letter W V. A. A C C. Clifton Mo Moffitt of Provo another cousin was called from the thc congregation congregation congregation congre congre- gation to make a few remarks He Is Isn s sn n son of Mrs John JOM Moffitt the last remaining member of a family of 36 sons and daughters of the late Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fred Fred- rick Walter Valter Cox She W was lS at the funeral Mr Moffitt spoke of the love of the Coxes Coxs for family kin and of their close associations and com- com Continued on last page I L FUNERAL HELD FOR WILL VILL ARTHUR COX COI JR Continued from Page 1 Bishop Stott made closing remarks in which he expressed the thanks of the family for the many kindnesses shown them The funeral was very well weIl attended and floral tributes were profuse and beautiful The grave was dedicated by Alma Peterson All AIl of Mr Coxs Cox's brothers and sisters were present for the funeral and five of his grandsons and a in grandson-in- law served as pall paIl bearers |
