Irene West Cox

July 10, 1932 - December 19, 2019

Irene West Cox, 87, of Evington died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Curtis Randolph Cox, Sr. for seventy-one years. She was born July 10, 1932 in Campbell County, a daughter of the late John William West, Sr. and Eleanor Layne West. She was a member of Evington United Methodist Church and a retired employee of The Lane Company. She is survived by two sons, Curtis R. Cox, Jr. and his wife, Peggy and Stephen Wayne Cox and his wife, Karen all of Evington; a daughter, Rebecca Ann Witt and her husband, Johnny of Evington; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Frank West; and four sisters, Bertha West, Katherine Little, Helen Hall, and Thelma Little. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Monday, December 23, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Evington by the Rev. David Place with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the church and other times at the residence of her son, Steven, 188 Kent Road, Evington. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center for their loving care over the years. The family suggests that those wishing to make memorials consider First Baptist Church of Evington, 677 Church Lane, Evington, VA 24550.