Raymond Cox

Raymond Houston Cox, 96, of Travelers Rest, S.C. died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Rolling Green Health Center where he resided for the past 18 months. He was born October 29, 1922 in Travelers Rest, S.C., and was the son of the late Dexter Golden Cox and Elizabeth Murphy Cox. He graduated from Travelers Rest High School in 1941 and lived his entire life a couple miles from where he was born. When he met Louise Evelyn Hall also of Travelers Rest, S.C., he had met his match. They married on March 22, 1947 and celebrated 60 years of marriage just before Louise’s death on September 17, 2007. The couple raised two daughters, Sandra and Darlene, and Raymond was a loving and devoted father. Raymond had a career in textiles that spanned more than 30 years, but didn’t find the work he really enjoyed until later in life. Encouragement from a close friend and his life-long love of anything with wheels, led him to a 16-year career in automobile sales. After he retired in 1988, Raymond enjoyed spending time with family, watching Clemson football and Atlanta Braves baseball, riding his motorcycle, gardening and sharing vegetables with friends and neighbors. He had a kind heart and disarming sense of humor and was loved wherever he went. He was known and loved as “Papa” at the nursing home where he kept the staff entertained in his final days. He was a member of Locust Hill Baptist Church and a Master Mason since January 1951 in Tyger Lodge No. 190 in Tigerville, S.C. Survivors include daughters, Sandra Louise Cox of Greenville, S. C., and Darlene Cox Starcher and her husband Roger of Charlotte, N.C.;grandsons, Devin Pruitt of Greenville, S.C. and Joshua Starcher of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and granddaughter, Kat Starcher of Charlotte, N.C. In addition to his parents and wife, Raymond was preceded in death by sister Myrtle Duncan and brothers, Carl and Randall Cox. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 24 at Locust Hill Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Stephen Cannon, Senior Pastor.Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Duncan, Larry Cox, Steve Plumblee, Randall Cox, Eric Hall and Ronnie Bates. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, August 23, at The Howze Mortuary, 6714 State Park Road, Travelers Rest, S.C. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association SC Chapter Greenville Branch, 123 W Antrim Dr. Greenville, SC 29607. The family sends a heartfelt thank you to Raymond’s in-home caregivers and the caregivers and staff at Rolling Green Health Center for their loving care and devotion.

Raymond Cox

October 29, 1922 - August 20, 2019