Livingston, bold springs Area, Polk County, Texas Grave Survey & Genealogy Research

Lucy D. Cox

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise - January 4, 1990 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Lucy Davis Cox, 88, of Livingston were held

Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1990 from the Chapel of Pace Funeral Home, with Rev. Auburn Neely of the Methodist faith officiating. Interment followed in Bold Springs Cemetery in Bold Springs. Mrs. Cox died Dec. 31, in Polk County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1901 in Navarro County, Texas to Rufus Davis and Mattie Newman Davis. She was reared in Navarro County and attended the Darby School in Bering, Texas. On Nov. 15, 1916 in Diboll she married the late Hobson W. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Cox moved to Leggett, then to Goodrich and then to Livingston, making Polk County their home most of there married life. Mr. Cox preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 1982. Survivors include two brothers, R. D. Davis of Austin and Fred Davis of Livingston; three sisters, Myrtle Harris of Leander, Julie Eckerberger of Waxahachie and Opal Harris of Livingston; and a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and dear friends. Pallbearers were Joe Lynn Foster, Rufus Davis, Fred Davis Jr., Clarence Ellis, James Davis, J. P. Woodard and Davis Ellis

Pace Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cox, Milledge A. Sr. – b: Nov. 26, 1893   d: Dec. 19, 1980; DS w/Pearl

*Milledge Abrom Cox Sr.
        HCM {Married Pearl Davis on July 24, 1920 in Leggett, Texas}

{Son of George & Ella Peebles Cox, father of Milledge A. Cox Jr., Lois Cox-Smith,

brother of Hobson W. Cox, grandfather of Peggy Ann Crawford-Van Aken}

Millage Abron Cox

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise - December 25, 1980 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Millage Abron Cox, 87, were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 22 with the Rev. Frank Hood officiating. Interment followed in the Bold Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leon Gage, Dempsey Hickman, Hubert Maze, Bill Cook, Walton Phillips and Julius Dominy. Mr. Cox was born the son of George and Ella Peebles Cox. A native of Polk County, he was born and reared at Leggett. He attended the then available public schools. On July 24, 1920, he was married to Pearl Davis at Leggett. To this union were born three children, all surviving. He was employed by the Texas State Highway Department. He has been retired for several years. Cox was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Aaron Cox of Segno, J. R. Cox of Livingston; one daughter, Lois Smith of Texas City; two brothers: Hobson Cox of Livingston and Wylie Cox of Corrigan, four sisters: Emma Emanuel of Goodrich, Vera Barton of Goodrich, Irene Money of Nacogdoches and Ruby Ellis of Goodrich; six grand-children, four great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.



Cox, Milledge Jr. – b: Oct. 20, 1928   d: June 24, 1998

*Milledge Abrom Cox Jr.
         {Son of Milledge A. Sr. & Pearl Davis Cox}

J. R. Cox/Milledge A. Cox Jr.

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – June 28, 1998 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Graveside services for J. R. Cox, 69, of Livingston were held

Saturday June 27, 1998, from Bold Springs Cemetery with Bro. Frank Hood

officiating. Mr. Cox died Wednesday, June 24, in Methodist Hospital, Houston.

He was born Oct. 20, 1928 in Leggett, the son of Milledge Cox Sr. and Pearl

Davis Cox. He was a retired construction worker for the City of Livingston.

Survivors include his sister, Lois Cox Smith, of Texas City; daughter, Sherri

Lynn Cox of Livingston; friends J. W. and Nola Reneau, and Ed Rarden of

Livingston; and friends, Agnes Reeves of Livingston, who has been like a

mother to him for years.

Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cox, Pearl D. – b: May 25, 1903   d: Jan. 31, 1971; DS w/ Milledge Sr.

*Pearl Davis Cox
        HCM (She has a broken concrete “T” shaped marker also)
        {Married Milledge A. Cox on July 24, 1920 in Leggett, Texas}

{Daughter of Ruffus & Mattie Newman Davis, mother of Milledge A. Cox Jr.,

Lois Cox-Smith, sister of Lucy Davis Cox, Opal Davis Harris, Fred Davis Sr.,

grandmother of Peggy Ann Crawford-Van Aken}

Pearl Davis Cox

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise - February 4, 1971 Edition

LIVINGSTON - Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Cox, 67, of Livingston, were held in the Pace Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. with Rev. James Frazier officiating. Burial was in Bold Springs Cemetery and pallbearers were Clarence Ellis, David Ellis, Virgil Foster, Jimmy Davis, Lester Nelson and Rufus Davis. Mrs. Cox was a native of Kaufman County, but moved to Polk County at an early age and settled in the Seven Oaks area. Mrs. Cox resided in Livingston for many years, and she attended the Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, M. A. Cox of Livingston; two sons, Aaron and J. R. Cox of Livingston; one daughter, Mrs. Lois Cox Smith of Texas City; two brothers, Fred Davis and R. D. Davis of Livingston; four sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Harris of Austin, Mrs. Lucy Cox of Livingston, Mrs. Opal Harris of Livingston and Mrs. Julie Echeberger of Maypearl, Texas; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.


Craft, Marjorie – b: {Sept. 7,} 1924   d: {Sept. 5,} 1987; DS w/ Reid

*Marjorie Craft

Craft, Reid - b: 1921   d: _____; DS w/ Marjorie

*Reid Craft

Craig, Cora Keen - b: Aug. 24, 1891   d: Sept. 8, 1981 - beside Maudie Mae Keen

*Cora Keen Craig
        “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  Psalm: 46”
        {Married Sam W. Craig on Oct. 18, 1914}

{Daughter of R. I. “Bob” & Georgiann V. Meadows-Keen, mother of Sam Keen

Craig, Robert Taylor Craig Sr., grandmother of Robert Taylor Jr,, granddaughter

of William Truett & Elizabeth Riley Keen}

Craig, Helen Rogers – b: Sept. 28, 1916   d: Jan. 24, 1993; DS w/Robert

*Helen Marie Rogers Craig
         “Married Robert Taylor Craig Sr. on May 25, 1935”  

“Let not your heart be troubled; I go to prepare a place for you.  John: 14”

{Mother of Robert T. Craig Jr.}

Craig, M. Linda – b: Dec. 9, 1912   d: Jan. 30, 1997; DS w/ Sam

*Margaret Linda Reynolds Craig
         “Married Sam Keen Craig on Nov. 21, 1951”   “Amazing Grace”

Craig, Robert T. Jr. - b- Dec. 17, 1947   d- Dec. 11, 2001

*Robert Taylor Craig Jr.

{Son of Robert T. Sr. & Helen Rogers Craig}

Craig, Robert T., Sr. - b- June 6, 1918   d- Dec. 23, 1997; DS w/ Helen