Dallas Morning News
April 2, 1916, Section 4, Page 2

HOWARD COX DIES AT SON'S HOME.

Funeral Service Will Be Held Today,
Followed by Burial in Webb Cemetery.

Howard Cox, 78 years old, a retired farmer, died yesterday at the home of his son, M. W. Cox, eleven miles north of Dallas. Funeral service, conducted by the Rev. O. F. Sensabaugh, will be held at the residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The burial will be in the Webb Cemetery. Mr. Cox was one of the early settlers in the county, and for many years he was a prominent farmer and stock raiser. The following children survive him: M. W., T. J., J. J. and J. H. Cox, Mrs. T. D. Elliott, Mrs. A. H. Daniels, Mrs. J. T. Lively, Miss Fannie Cox and Miss Elizabeth Cox.

[Note from transcriber: J. H. Cox should be I. H. Cox.]

Carrollton Chronicle
Vol. XII Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas, Friday, April 7, 1916 Number 26

Howard Cox Dead

Howard Cox, 78 years old and pioneer citizen of Dallas county, died last Saturday at the Cox home some fourteen miles north of Dallas and was buried Sunday afternoon in Webb Cemetery. He is survived by several sons and daughters.

The pallbearers were S. M. Dennis, Jim Dennis, F. F. Taylor, W. I. Ford, H. Taliaferro and D. A. Russell.