OBITUARY WEST MARY CLEO COX, 82, a lifelong resident of Farmers Branch, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 1995. She was born on February 19, 1913 in Ovilla, Texas to John Holland Margaret Reynolds Cox. Mrs. West was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Farmers Branch. A loving sister, spouse, mother and grandmother, Mrs. West is survived by her brother, Clarence "Dobe" Cox, Irving, son & daughter-in-law, William L. & Sandra Thurman. Lewisville, daughter & son-in-law, Myranell & Frank Husung, Farmers Branch, step-daughter, Ruth Shelburn & husband Gee, Midland; nine grand grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and many loving cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Mrs. West was preceded in death by her husband, Richard A. "Archie" West, son, Edwin Tracey and eight brothers and sisters. Services 11:--- a.m. Tuesday, September 26, 1995. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH of Farmers Branch. Reverend Sam Underwood officiating. Interment Farmers Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Monday, September 25, 1995 at the funeral home. RHOTON FUNERAL HOME I-35 at Crosby Road, Carrollton  214-242-5261 The Dallas Morning News - March 29, 1984, pg 11d Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

 

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT Miss Cleo Cox and Marion Tracy were united in marriage Friday, Sep 26, at Lovedale; Rev. Edge, pastor of the Baptist church of that place performing the ceremony. The young couple will reside at Farmers Branch. The bride is the charming daughter of J. H. Cox who resides at midway, while the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tracy of Farmers Branch. He has been in service in Uncle Sam's nave for a number of years. The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, October 3, 1930 Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

FAMILY INFORMATION Mary Cleo (Cox) Tracy Thurman West Parents: John Holland Cox and Margaret E. (Reynolds) Cox – buried @ Ovilla Cemetery Spouses & Children: Marion Michael Tracy 1st Husband Married 1930 – DMN article buried @ Keenan Child with Marion - James Edwin Tracy - 12 Jul 1931 (Dallas Co., TX) ~ 28 July 1934 (Dallas Co., TX) - Buried @ Keenan Myron Beery Thurman 2nd Husband 19 Apr 1914 (Washington State) ~ 19 Feb 1998 (Alameda Co., CA) – ashes scattered Info found on findagrave.com Children with Myron - Myranell (Thurman) Husung – buried @ Keenan - William Larry Thurman - 6 Aug 1943 (Dallas, TX) ~ probably not deceased   Richard “Archie” West 3rd Husband Buried @ Keenan with Cleo   Timeline and assumptions Married Tracy in 1930 (documented) Divorced Tracy and married Thurman between 1934 (death of son, Edwin Tracy) and 1940 (birth of daughter, Myranell Thurman). Tracey died in 1954. Mentioned in father , John H. Cox in 1949 as Cleo Thurman. Myron Thurman married Alice Dorothy Wilson in Sagit, Washington on 2 Apr 1949. Mentioned 1953 in brother Gordon Cox Sr. obituary as Cleo Thurman (he buried @ Keenan Divorced Thurman between 1943 (birth of son) and 1949 (marriage of Thurman to Alice). Thurman died in 1998. West died in 1995 Submitted by Barbara Judkins

 

MARY CLEO COX WEST "NANA" 1913-1995 Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas