Mary Ann Cox

Mary Ann Cox, 84 of Winona Lake, Indiana passed away at 7:10 am Sunday, January 25, 2015 in Grace Village Rehabilitation Center, Winona Lake. On September 13, 1930, she was born in Hammond, Indiana to Howard M. and Marion (Nye) Scott. She was united in marriage to William Eugene Cox on April 7, 1954 at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado. He preceded her in death on November 29, 2001. Mary Ann was Director of Nurses at Prairie View Healthcare Center, Warsaw for thirteen years and worked ten years for Kosciusko Homecare and Hospice, retiring in 1999. She was a member of Church of the Good Shepherd, Winona Lake, Altrusa Club of Warsaw and Eastern Star. Mary Ann was also on the board of directors of Beaman Home, Warsaw. She is survived by three sons, William E. Cox, Warsaw, Howard M. Cox, Plainfield and Jeffrey O. Cox, McMinnville, Oregon; three step daughters, Shirley M. Cargile, Washburn, Missouri, Anita C. Rash, Granby, Missouri and Billie J. Cox, Granby, Missouri; one sister, Georgia Helen Venable, Indianapolis, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Deborah Cox and Beverly A. Cox; two sisters, Virginia S. Rulon and Dorthea Green and a great grandson, Charles William Harold Cox. A funeral service will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Church of the Good Shepherd, Winona Lake with Pastor Rob Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Visitation hours will be from 3:00 – 8:00 pm Friday, January 30, 2015 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Memorial contributions may be made to Beaman Home, P.O. Box 12, Warsaw, Indiana 46581, Kosciusko Homecare and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, Indiana 46581-1196 or to Church of the Good Shepherd, P.O. Box 617, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590-0617.