Robert Jerry Cox

October 14, 1932 - April 12, 2014

Robert (Jerry) Cox passed away peacefully on April 12, 2014, surrounded by his family. Jerry was born in Joaquin, Texas in 1932 to James Edwin and Rhoda Cox who raised him with Christian values and a strong work ethic. He moved to Port Arthur in the early 1950's to take a job with Texaco shortly before joining the Army in 1953 where he served as a medic. After returning to Port Arthur and Texaco, he married Emma Jane Cox and raised three children. With strength and dignity, he bore the unbearable tragedy of losing his teen-aged son, Jerry Kenneth Cox, to a four year battle with cancer. Then, years later, he was again faced with tragedy while he watched his wife succumb to Alzheimer's disease. Jerry was a Mason, and friendly, generous man who never met a stranger. He always had a way of making people smile. He had a big soft heart and loved his dog Sadie just like another child. He was the most talented mechanic you could ever expect to meet. If it had an engine, Jerry could fix it and was always willing to use that talent to help his many friends. Jerry is survived by two daughters, Marty Campbell and Judy Keys; three granddaughters, Angie Fernandez, Sherri Farrell, and Kristen Keys; two great-grand babies, Gavin Fernandez and Mila Farrell. He was a bright light in our lives and we will sorely miss him, but we are comforted by the fact that he is now reunited with his lost loved ones. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from 5-8 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 2 PM in the funeral home chapel with burial to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park.