Franklin Delano Roosevelt Cox of Lake Station, IN passed away at age 79 on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. He retired from Lever Brothers after 32 years of service. He was born in Coy, AR and raised in Augusta, AR. Our father began playing the guitar at the age of 15 and enjoyed gospel and country music. In addition, he began ministering in his young adult years in Patterson, AR and continued in Indiana for local Christian churches. Many knew him for his large family, guitar and harmonica playing and singing. He enjoyed playing at the lakefront and at the band shelter in Hobart, IN.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 33 years, Connie Matilda (Lazaro) Cox, father Charles, mother Minnie, brothers Charles, Jr. and Floyd Dewey, and sister Minnie; granddaughters Tahisha and Bianca Hernandez and Amelia Martinez.
Franklin is survived by 7 children Hope Cox, Christina (James) Carter, Victor (Kimberly) Cox, Veronica (Don) Dolloff, Monica (Luis) Cox-Martinez, Johnny (Teresa) Cox, and Constance Cox; siblings Marie Hart, Dewey (Diane) Cox, Mary Ellen (Leonard) Watwood and Ellame (Robert) Goodwin; 19 surviving grandchildren Aaron and Andrew Carter, Nathaniel Cox and Zachary Chnupa-Cox, Elias, Paublito, Angel, Louis and Elisha Martinez, Yolonda Howard, Nadia Dolloff and Ottis Cox, Victor, Jonathon and Andrea Cox, Amanda and Brittany Cox, Holly Hernandez and Dominic Pedroza; and 31 great-grandchildren and 3 future great-grandchildren.
A special thanks to our sister Christina and her husband James and grandsons Aaron and Andrew for giving their loving time and devotion to our father. Family and friends are invited to meet with the family on Monday, March 18, 2013 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7th St., Hobart. Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Burns Funeral Home (Hobart). www.burnsfuneral.com
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