Leota F. Cox

Mrs. Leota Carroll Cox, age 91, West Columbia, SC, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 in West Columbia, SC. Mrs. Cox was born in Gray (Station), Tennessee and lived most of her life in Johnson City, Tennessee. She attended schools at Gray and Sulphur Springs. She moved to South Carolina in 1997. She was the daughter of Ethel Bowman Carroll and Hugh Elbert Carroll. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Earl Cox, in 1974 and a brother, Stanley Hugh Carroll, in 1980. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Patsy Cox; granddaughter, Sherri Leigh Cox; and grandson, Brandon Robert Cox, all of West Columbia, SC. The family will receive friends at Morris-Baker Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 26 between 12:00 and 1:45 p.m. with a grave side service to follow at Monte Vista Cemetery at 2:00 by the Rev. Tooney Cash. Online condolences may be made through www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland Ave., Johnson City, TN 37601 (282-1521) is serving the family.