Mary Jeanne Cox of Farmersville passed away May 27, 2014, at her residence. She was born June 12, 1925, in Farmersville, daughter of Albert W. and Edith Clark Baker. She was a homemaker and a retired secretary for Cello Wrap Printing Company. She married Fred Cox October 24, 1943, in Waco; he preceded her in death. Mary Jean was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Farmersville, a member of the Farmersville Garden Club, and a member of the Farmersville Ex Students Association.
She is survived by her children, Tony Cox and wife Glenette of Merit, Benjee Cox and wife Ellen of Farmersville and Fredda Doan and husband Rick of Merit; grandchildren, Elizabeth Pruett, Katherine Wigington, Jency Cox, Victoria Jones, Laura Fennell and Sarah Cox; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings, Pat Mallett Boone of Georgetown, Barbara Rupe of Garland and James Baker of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Cox; grandson, Anthony Cox; and sisters, Francis Langley, Mildred Dellow and Jerry Whitaker.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Farmersville with Dr. Bart Barber, Dr. Jim Wicker and Rev. Randy Bird officiating. Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Farmersville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Hurst’s Fielder Baker Funeral Home in Farmersville, Texas.