Obituary of Laurine Cox

IN LOVING MEMORY OF M. LAURINE COX Mary Laurine Cox, daughter of Leonard V. and Janettie (Kindall) Hines, was born July 12, 1911, in Norton County, Kansas, and passed away at the Andbe Home in Norton on November 29, 2011, at the age of 83. Laurine grew up in Norton County, attended the Sideview rural school and the Almena High School. On March 11, 1951, she married Virgil W. Cox in Norton, where they made their home and raised their family. Laurine worked in the Norton County Engineer's office for many years. Her husband, Virgil, passed away March 27, 2006. Laurine was a member of the First Baptist Church in Norton where she was active in the choir and had been a Sunday School teacher and the church treasurer. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Past Nobel Grand Club. Survivors include: three children, Lynn, and wife, Karen Cox, St. Augustine, Florida; Linda Cox, Hutchinson, Kansas; Leland, and wife, Tamra Cox, Basehor, Kansas; two brothers, Darrell Hines, Ft. Collins, Colorado; Rollin Hines of Texas; two sisters, Leta Sidebottom, Ransom, Kansas; Wilma Wiseman, Norton; two grandchildren, Andrew and Matthew Cox; two step-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Laurine was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one sister, Emily Zimmerman. A memorial has been established to Laurine Cox Memorial Fund.