Mickey Cox

Maxine Lucille “Mickey” Cox, 93, passed away Oct. 21, 2017, at her home in Athens, Ala.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Union City. The Rev. Tim Atkins will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 9 p.m. Monday at Spry Funeral Home in Athens and Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church in Union City. Burial will follow at Obion County Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Cox was born on Nov. 25, 1923, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to Issac Edward-Ford and Jessie Tannehill Ford.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Union City and for the past seven years had resided in Athens and attended the First Methodist Church of Athens.
Mickey, as she was known to friends; Mother to her children; and Mimi, as she was known to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren will always be remembered by her generous heart and, most of all, her smile.
She was the friendliest of friendly and would make anyone feel at home with her kind words and compliments that slipped from her mouth so easily. She came from very humble beginnings during the Great Depression.
Many are unaware that she was an accomplished roller skater back in her high school days with flips and twirls. She and her husband married at age 18 during World War II. Her husband served in both World War II and the Korean War. In 1952 they moved to Union City from Mount Vernon.
She was very active in her church and community. She lived in Union City until 2010, when she went to live with her daughter in Alabama for the past seven years. Peacefully, on Saturday afternoon, heaven gained our sweet angel.
She is survived by her son, Michael E. Cox of Union City; her daughter, Jayne Ann Higginbotham of Athens; granddaughter Jennifer Davis (Todd) of Murfreesboro; grandsons, David Cox of Jackson, Peyton Cox of Orlando, Fla., Ryan Higginbotham (Dianne) of Union City, Alex Higginbotham and Chase Higginbotham (Shannon) of Athens, Benjamin Jorge (Paige) of Nashville and Jonathan Jorge (Christina) of Union City. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Madeline Higginbotham of Athens and Palmer Higginbotham and George Higginbotham, both of Union City.
Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and five brothers and her husband of 60 years, Eddie R. Cox Jr.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.
Published 10.23.17