Shirley Cox

November 22, 1939 - March 29, 2020

Private graveside services will be held for Shirley Cox, age 80 of Tyler, Texas, with Bro. Joe Ballad officiating and under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale, Texas. Shirley passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at her home in Tyler. She was born November 22, 1939 in Jacksonville, Texas to the late William Roy and Laura Ethel (Spraggins) Ellis. Shirley has lived in Lindale since 1996 and was a member of the Cross Brand Cowboy Church and the Lady’s Auxiliary of VFW Post 7211. She worked in the laundry department of East Texas Medical Center in Tyler for 9 years and then was a truck driver along with her late husband, Ed Cox who passed away in 2012. Shirley enjoyed crocheting, crossword puzzles, and reading her Bible. She is preceded in death by her brother, Bud Ellis and sister, Frankie Long. Shirley is survived by children, Forrest Moore and his fiancé, Renata of Troup, Texas, Harold “Bo” Moore and wife, Judith of Tyler, Texas, Debbie Simons of Flint, Texas, and Judy Little and husband, Chuck of Tyler, Texas; sisters, Sue Campbell and husband, Larry of Jacksonville, Texas and Ina Pierce of West Texas; 9 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.