Florence Bernice Cox, age 84, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Monday, July 28, at Briarcliff Health Care Center, in Oak Ridge.
Mrs. Cox was born February 21, 1930, in Roane County. She was a lifelong resident of this area.
She was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, canning, and growing both vegetables and flowers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Gilmore and Minnie Cheeks Gilmore; by her husbands, Winfred Shoopman and Albert L. Cox; by a stepdaughter, Elessa Hatfield; by a grandson, Michael Brown; by great-grandchildren, Gage, Jackson, and Grayson Brown; by sisters, Mae Hobbs, Betty Sue Burris, and Stella Rose; by brothers, Bob Gilmore, Virgil Neeley, and Lawrence Neeley; and by a son-in-law, Billy Edmonds.
Mrs. Cox is survived by sons, Charles Kenneth Shoopman and wife Brenda of Clinton, and Wimp Shoopman and wife Kathy of Clinton; by daughters, Linda Edwards, and Sandy Brown and husband Vince, all of Oliver Springs; by grandchildren, Kenny, Kelli and Amanda Shoopman, Billy Edwards Jr., and Josh Brown; and by great-grandchildren, Andrew, Kailey, and Benji.
She is also survived by stepchildren, Elaine Melton and husband Steve of Oliver Springs, and Mary Margaret Clowers and husband Butch of Morgan County; a step-son-in-law, Pete Hatfield; and by several nieces, nephews, extended family members, and special friends.
A private family viewing will be held Thursday, July 31, between 1 and 2 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home. A private funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Eddie Neeley officiating. Burial and graveside services will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
Sharp Funeral Home is serving the Cox family an online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.
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