Ardyth Hazel Cox

Mrs. Ardyth Hazel Cox, age 72, of Bolivar, Missouri passed away on Friday evening, August 5, 2011 at her home in Bolivar, Missouri. She was born on October 7, 1938 in Calumet, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Preston Dunham and Hazel Belle (Reese) Dunham. She was a graduate of Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia, Missouri. On June 30, 1957 she married Garry Richard Cox in Georgetown, Missouri. She was a wonderful wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She moved to Bolivar in 2003 from Springfield, Missouri. Ardyth was a member of the United Methodist Church in Bolivar, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Jincy Edmundson and many aunts and uncles. Ardyth is survived by her husband, Garry R. Cox of the home, two sons, Richard Cox of Noblesville, Indiana, Doug Cox of Springfield, Missouri, one daughter, Ann Blake and her husband Joe of St. Peters, Missouri, two brothers, Jim Dunham and his wife Sandra of Norborne, Missouri, John Dunham and his wife Cecilia of Versailles, Missouri, six grandchildren, Nicholas Cox, Amanda Cox, Lace Cox, Cory Cox, Emma Blake, Amerra Blake, and two great grandchildren, Caden Cox and Parker Cox. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar, Missouri with Reverend J.C. Harp officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00am just prior to service time at the funeral home on Thursday morning. Musical selections will be "In The Garden", "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace". Jodi Meadows and Cheryl Bowers will be singing with Carol Krueger playing the piano. A private burial will be held, at a later date, at the Memorial Gardens in Sedalia, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, 105 E. Division Street, Bolivar, Missouri 65613, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-1942, or to the Alzheimer's Association, Southwest Missouri Chapter, 1500 S. Glenstone Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65804-1436. Friends and family may sign the guest book or send private condolences at www.butlerfuneralhome.com PDF Printable Version

Ardyth Hazel Cox

October 7, 1938 - August 5, 2011