Charles Lee Cox
Charles Lee Cox passed away on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, after a brief illness in Gilbert. He was born July 16, 1943, in Lindsay, Calif., and was raised in Roswell, N.M., and Gilbert.
There will be a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at the Silver Creek Mortuary Chapel, located at 745 Papermill, in Taylor. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, also at Silver Creek Mortuary, with the interment following at the Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery in Taylor.
In May 1968, Charles married Patricia Byars and they were married until her death in August 2017. Together they adopted two boys, Michael Clay and James Otto and settled into their home in Taylor. Charles worked at the Snowflake Paper Mill from 1967 to 2002 when he retired. Although Charles enjoyed working at the paper mill, his real passion was playing cowboy with his best buddies Lynn Hancock and Clyde Sherman.
Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Cox; parents, Charles and Jesse Cox; and grand-dog, Boo Schow.
Charles is survived by his sons, Michael (Kristina) Cox and James Cox; grandchildren, Chelsea (Leonard) Schow, Madalyn Cox and Joseph Cox; great-grandchildren, Tatum Jay and Ciara Leigh; and grand-dogs, Buster Schow, Ruger Schow, Axel Schow, and many extended family and friends.
Silver Creek Mortuary handled the arrangements.
