Cox, Silas Norwood

Silas Norwood Cox, 85 of Christiansburg passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church and was a retired welder for N&W Railroad with over 36 years of service and was a veteran of the US Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas C. and Leuemma Keister Cox and a brother, Albert Cox. He is survived by his wife, Elsie S. Cox, two daughters and son-in-laws, Shirley and Burton Cobb, and Melva Ann and Larry Hall both of Christiansburg, three grandchildren, Timothy Otey, Tracy Crosier and Nicole Hall, two great grandchildren, Brandon Crosier and Timothy Otey, Jr., four sisters, Mary Cook, West Virginia, Myrtle Cook, Florida, Sue Whitt, Michigan and Janice Smith, West Virginia. two brothers, Edgar Cox and Paul Cox both of West Virginia. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec.27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford, with the Rev. Ginny Tompkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Rockford Cemetery where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. The Cox family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com