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Gary Cox

Male 1950 - 2012  (62 years)

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  1. 1.  Gary Cox
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    Gary Cox was born on 13 May 1950 in Pulaski Co, KY (son of Hayden Cox and Betty Jean Ridings); died on 24 Sep 2012 in Pulaski Co, KY.

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    Died:
    Gary Wayne Cox, age 62 of Somerset, Ky., departed this life on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 at his residence. He was born on May 13, 1950 in Somerset, Ky. to the late Hayden Coy and Betty Ridings Cox. He had formerly worked as an officer for the Somerset Police Department. Mr. Cox had also worked as a corrections officer and probation and parole officer for the Chesapeake Department of Corrections for the State of Virginia. Mr. Cox was a United States Army veteran. He enjoyed fishing and helping others. He was a loving father, grandfather, husband and brother. He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Pat) Cox of Somerset, Ky., whom he married on Sept. 21, 2003 in Burnside, Ky.; Julia R. Cox-Ward, the mother of his children; three sons, Kevin (and Amanda) Cox of Somerset, Ky., Michael E. (and Charla) Cox of Custer, Ky., and a step-son, Charlie H. (and Chelsea) Smitson of Georgetown, Ky.; eight grandchildren, Gary Jerome Cox, Jordan Danielle Cox, Cody Wayne Cox, Blakely Adam Collingsworth, Baylee Ashton Collingsworth, Willow Reese Cox, Alyssa Brooke Smitson and Trevor Allen Smitson; and a sister, Connie Jean Cox (and Charles) Gibson of Somerset, Ky. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Coy Lee Cox. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 after 5 p.m. at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Ky. Funeral service will be held on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Dr. Greg Ryan officiating. Interment will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Somerset, Ky. The family request expressions of sympathy be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland, 100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, Ky., 42503. Lake Cumberland Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements for Gary Wayne Cox.
    Published on September 26, 2012


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hayden Cox

    Hayden + Betty Jean Ridings. Betty (daughter of James Eshmael Ridings and Patsy Elizabeth Bullock) was born on 15 Nov 1930 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 21 Jul 1983 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Betty Jean Ridings was born on 15 Nov 1930 in Pulaski Co, KY (daughter of James Eshmael Ridings and Patsy Elizabeth Bullock); died on 21 Jul 1983 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    cert 110-54875

    Died:
    GRid=53299130

    Children:
    1. 1. Gary Cox was born on 13 May 1950 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 24 Sep 2012 in Pulaski Co, KY.
    2. Connie Cox was born on 24 Apr 1951 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 11 Dec 2018 in Pulaski Co, KY.
    3. Coy Lee Cox was born on 1 Jan 1964 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 9 Dec 2007 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  James Eshmael Ridings was born on 30 May 1897 in Pulaski Co, KY (son of Lewis W Ridings and Mary Hadassah B. Ellis); died on 14 Oct 1987 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.

    Notes:

    Many sources show middle name as Edward.
    Many be spelled Ishmael

    Buried:
    GRid=107772004

    James married Patsy Elizabeth Bullock on 17 Sep 1925 in Pulaski Co, KY. Patsy was born on 15 Mar 1908 in KY; died on 5 Mar 1975 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Patsy Elizabeth Bullock was born on 15 Mar 1908 in KY; died on 5 Mar 1975 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=107772041

    Children:
    1. Ella Mae Ridings was born on 1 Apr 1928 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 30 Nov 2009 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    2. 3. Betty Jean Ridings was born on 15 Nov 1930 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 21 Jul 1983 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    3. Mary Katherine Ridings
    4. Joyce Dean Ridings was born on 30 Jan 1935 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 11 Mar 2014 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    5. Peggy Jo Ridings was born on 28 Jun 1939 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 20 Jun 2000 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    6. Barbara Ann Ridings was born on 29 Jul 1941 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 5 Feb 2024 in Jefferson Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    7. James Edward Ridings was born on 31 Dec 1944 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 26 Oct 2005 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    8. Helen Louise Ridings


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Lewis W Ridings was born on 19 Aug 1854 in Lee Co, VA (son of John Perkins Ridings and Susannah Blakemore); died on 5 Jun 1939 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.

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    Birth:
    Name: Lewis W Ridings
    Gender: Male
    Baptism/Christening Date:
    Baptism/Christening Place:
    Birth Date: 19 Aug 1854
    Birthplace: Lee County, Virginia
    Death Date:
    Name Note:
    Race: White
    Father (or Slave Owner): John P. Ridings
    Father's Birthplace:
    Father's Age:
    Mother's Name: Susan Ridings
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Mother's Age:
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01350-8
    System Origin: Virginia-EASy
    Source Film Number: 2046945
    Reference Number:



    Died:
    Name: Lewis W. Ridings
    Gender: Male
    Burial Date:
    Burial Place:
    Death Date: 1939
    Death Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky
    Age:
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Race:
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Mary H. Ridings
    Father's Name: John P. Ridings
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Suzan Blake Moore
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08511-6
    System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
    Source Film Number: 1913355
    Reference Number: 16187
    Collection: Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970


    Buried:
    GRid=106752327

    Lewis married Mary Hadassah B. Ellis on 30 Aug 1885 in Pulaski Co, KY. Mary was born on 27 Jul 1865 in Bracken Co, KY; died on 7 Oct 1960 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Hadassah B. Ellis was born on 27 Jul 1865 in Bracken Co, KY; died on 7 Oct 1960 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.

    Notes:

    Died:
    ame: Mary Ellis Ridings
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1960
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Gender: Female
    Age: 95
    Race (Original): White
    Occupation: Housekeeper
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
    Birthplace: Kentucky
    Burial Place: Somerset Kentucky
    Father's Name: Van Buren Ellis
    Mother's Name: Mary Perkins

    Buried:
    GRid=106752356

    Children:
    1. Jewell Rector Ridings was born on 21 Jul 1886 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 15 May 1982 in Boyle Co, KY; was buried in Boyle Co, KY.
    2. Lillie Mae Ridings was born on 4 Mar 1889 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 2 Jan 1972 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    3. Joseph Ran Ridings was born on 28 Nov 1891 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 3 Jun 1966 in Montgomery Co, OH; was buried in Montgomery Co, OH.
    4. John Thurman Ridings, Sr. was born on 22 Nov 1894 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 23 Nov 1970 in Jefferson Co, KY; was buried in Bullitt Co, KY.
    5. 6. James Eshmael Ridings was born on 30 May 1897 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 14 Oct 1987 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    6. Ernest Parker Ridings was born on 18 Oct 1899 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 19 Apr 1973 in Laurel Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    7. Lewis Edward Ridings was born on 29 May 1904 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 24 Jun 1959 in Hamilton Co, TN; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY.
    8. Eliza Ridings was born about 1907 in Pulaski Co, KY; died about 2006 in Pinellas Co, FL; was buried in Pinellas Co, FL.




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