OSCEOLA – Samuel E. Cox Sr., 62, of Elkhart, died on Nov. 14, 2018, in Parkview Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Nov. 26, 1955, in Marion, to William D. and Bethel L. Mock Cox. On Jan. 18, 1975, Sam married Gisele Burgess. She survives.
Sam graduated from Northfield High School in 1973 and Ivy Tech, majoring in industrial technology, in 2003. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Manchester and was a youth group leader and assistant scoutmaster.
Sam enjoyed golfing, fly fishing and boating.
After the death of his father, Sam was raised by his mother and stepfather Richard Walker.
Sam is survived by his wife of 43 years, Gisele; his children, Samuel Edwin (Megan) Cox Jr. of Fort Wayne and Tashia (Rolando) Arteago of Anderson; four grandchildren: Gabe, Aiden, Sofia and Francisca; his siblings: Ruth Schoeff, Dave Cox, Tony Cox, Kim Erne, Joe Walker and Beth Walker Anderson; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends and family will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. today, Nov. 19, in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola.
A funeral service in Sam's honor will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 113 W. Main Street, North Manchester, with burial to follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
