Elnora F. Cox

Elnora Faye Cox of Kansas City, Missouri was born September 10, 1931 in Haxton, Colorado the daughter of Stuard William and Myrtle Alta (Price) Northup. She departed this life on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Jefferson Health Care, Lee's Summit, Missouri at the age of 87 years, 2 months and 13 days.

On July 9, 1953, Elnora was united in marriage to Frank M. "Bud" Cox in Garden City, Missouri.

Elnora was a bookkeeper for Residential Sewage Treatment Co. Inc., Grandview, Missouri from 1986 until 1995. Earlier she was an office manager for Acme Fast Freight and Senda Card Co. Inc., Kansas City, Missouri. Elnora was a member of the First Baptist Church, Harrisonville, Missouri. She loved doing ceramics, bowling, gardening, watching college basketball and college and NFL football. Elnora enjoyed spending time with Bud at their place at Table Rock Lake.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Cox on September 9, 1989; three brothers, Jimmie S., Dale W. and Clyde E. Northup.

Elnora is survived by her sister, Alta Kagarice, Lee's Summit, Missouri; 3 nephews, Robert Johnson, Blue Springs, Missouri, Bill Johnson, Grandview, Missouri, Curt Northup, Olathe, Kansas; a niece, Rebecca Northup, Kansas City, Missouri; a step-nephew, Randell Dykes, Burke, Virginia; a step-niece, Sandi Jackson, Harrisonville, Missouri; a special friend, Karen Douglas, Liberty, Missouri; great nephews and nieces; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Garden City, Missouri with burial in the Garden City Cemetery.

The family received friends Saturday December 1, 2018 at the funeral home.