FRENCH Lick – Alta Mae Cox, 87, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford.
Born July 25, 1930, in Orange County, she was the daughter of Calvert Kelso and Hilma Anne (Parsons) Hardin. She married Dennis Parks in 1950, and later married Donald Cox in 1968. He preceded her in death in 1975.
Alta was a certified nursing assistant and had been employed at the Gorge and Medco Center. She graduated from French Lick High School in 1950 and was an animal lover.
Surviving:
children,
Diane Groves of Bedford
Bob Parks of West Baden Springs
Deidra Parks of Orleans
Michelle Patton of Paoli
grandchildren,
Jeff Buffington, Kristie Buffington, Mindy Pendley, Jeremy Parks, Chad Parks, Erica Meredith, Kyle Cox, and Tyler Cox
13 great grandchildren
4 great great grandchildren
Her parents; husband; grandson, Jordan Groves; and siblings, Calvert Donald Hardin, Vesta Arnold Hardin, and Anna Marie Doerphinghaus, preceded her in death.
Cremation was chosen with burial at a later date in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
