George Wesley Cox

November 12, 1931 - September 7, 2020

George Wesley Cox age 88, of Cedar Bluff, Virginia passed away at his home on Monday, September 7, 2020. He was born in Belfast, Virginia and was the son of the late, George Lawry Cox and Gussie Jones Cox. George served his country in the U.S. Army and retired from the national Guard. He was also a retired mechanic and maintenance foreman with S&S Machinery. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a member of the Cedar Bluff United Methodist Church, and was a proud Mason. George was a lifelong resident of the area. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Gwendolyn Davis Cox; his daughter, Mary Lynn Shrader; brothers, Clyde and Jimmy Cox; sisters, Claire, Eva, Katherine, Pauline, and Louise. Those that remain to carry on his loving spirit are his: Daughter, Connie Cox Foster of Forest, VA Sisters: Nancy Mounts of Claypool Hill, VA Ruby Slate and husband, Dean of Cedar Bluff, VA Mary Vencill of Belfast, VA Stella Vencill of Belfast, VA Sylvia Fields of Troy, VA Grandchildren, Nicholas Shrader, Christopher Foster and Caitlin Foster The funeral service for George W. Cox will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with the Rev. Annette Warren officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool with the Casey-Shortt VFW Post 9640 conducting Military Graveside Rites. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, guests are requested to wear facial coverings. Friends may begin calling at 1:00pm on Friday until time of service. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com