W. L. (Bill) Cox (8-26-1902 - 4-1967) moved his family to Farmers Branch in December 1928, where he leased some Perry land to farm. By 1932 the Coxes moved to Bee Street and Mr. Cox worked for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Tax department. He served on the Farmers Branch School Board, taught the Men's Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church was a 32nd degree Mason, and strongly supported Little League Baseball. Shortly after his election to the City Council in April 1967, Mr. Cox died of a heart attack. Mrs. Vera Vincent Cox, 94, still loves on Goodland Street. She and Bill had four children: Robert, Murrell, Maurine, and Charline. Cox Memorial Park, 13500 Dennis Lane, honors W. L. (Bill) Cox for his support of his community. Photo courtesy of Charline (Cox) Shehane.

Farmers Branch, Texas, A Pictorial History
Courtesy of Farmers Branch Historical Park

SERVICES HELD FOR BILL COX

Funeral services for William L. (Bill) Cox, 64, of 13115 Goodland, a newly elected Farmers Branch city councilman, were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist church, Farmers Branch.
The Rev. Glen Hayden, pastor, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Gola B. Bailey, former pastor of the church, and the Rev. Wayne Allen, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Carrollton.
Graveside rites at the Keenan Cemetery in Farmers Branch were conducted by members of the James A. Smith Masonic Lodge N. 395. AM&FM. Burial was in charge of Rhoton Weiland-Merritt Funeral Home.
Mr. Cox, a Farmers Branch resident for more than 33 years died suddenly at a Farmers Branch hospital Friday.
A pioneer resident of the city, Mr. Cox swerved on the local school board for 14 years and was a former tax assessor-collector for the Farmers Branch School District. He was elected to the city council in April.
A native of Red Oak. Ellis County, he was a retired Dallas County employee and former deputy sheriff.
He served as chairman on the committee formed to incorporate and set the city limits of Farmers Branch many years ago and also served as vice-president of the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce.
A dedicated worker in his church, Mr. Cox was instrumental in starting the first Boy Scouts Troop in the city and served as the first Scoutmaster.  He also assisted in starting the first Little League baseball team in the city.
Mr. Cox was a 32nd Degree Mason and was active in the local lodge. He was an accountant in his own local business.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Mae Cox; two sons, M. F. Cox of Farmers Branch and Robert L. Cox of Carrollton, two daughters, Mrs Maurine Pollard of Farmers Branch and Mrs. Charline Shehane of Carrollton; a brother C. M. Cox of Irving; six sisters, Mrs. Lois Cox of Carrollton, Mrs. Opal Cheshier and Mrs. Ruby Baer, both of Farmers Branch. Mrs. Ruth Owns and Mrs. Cleo West, both of Dallas, and Mrs. Pearl Nutting of Midlothian, and nine grandchildren.

The Carrollton Chronicle - Thursday, May 18, 1967
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

William L. Cox, Councilman, Dies at Age 64

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Funeral services for William L. Cox, 64, of 13115 Goodland, a newly elected Farmers Branch city councilman, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church here. Burial will be in Farmers Branch Cemetery.
A Farmers Branch resident for 38 years, Mr. Cox died here Friday.
The former tax assessor-collector for the Farmers Branch School District, he had won a slot on the city council in April.
Mr. Cox, a Red Oak, Ellis County, Native, was employed with the Dallas police department and the county sheriff's office before joining the Dallas County tax office in 1950.
He became the Farmers Branch school tax assessor-collector in the mid-1950s, retiring in 1959.
Survivors: Wife; two sons, Robert L. Cox of Carrollton and M. F. Cox of Farmers Branch; two daughters, Mrs. Maureen Pollard of Farmers Branch and Mrs. Charline Shehane of Carrollton; a brother, C. M. Cox of Irving; six sisters, Mrs. Lois Cox of Carrollton, Mrs. Opal Cheshier and Mrs. Ruby Baer of Farmers Branch, Mrs. Ruth Owens and Mrs. Cleo West of Dallas and Mrs Pearl Nutting of Midlothian, and nine grandchildren.

The Dallas Morning News - May 14, 1967
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

William L. Cox
Aug 26 1902 - May 12, 1967

Vera Mae
May 18, 1901 - Oct 3, 1997

Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas