No picture provided.
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| Spouse: |
Dorothy Mildred Bartle
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| Children: |
Melvin E. Cox
Lawrence R. Cox
Norman W. Cox
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| Grandchildren: |
Katherine
Cynthia
Julia
MIchelle
Nancy
Marcia
George
Karla
David
Michael
Pamela
Melvin
Dorothy
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| Parents: |
Isaac Newton Cox
Alma Kidnocker Cox
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| Siblings: |
Jessie Claude Cox
Clarissa Bea Cox McClung
Elsie Irene Cox
Alma Alice Cox Kelly
Angus Lowell Cox
Dorothy Louise Cox Ray
Karl Robert Cox
Don Leslie Cox
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| Grandparents: |
None listed
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Cemetery Location Map to Gravesite |
Birth Date: 10/22/1894
Death Date: 10/30/1972
Washington Park East Cemetery
Section K, Lot 453, Grave 4
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Maurice Kyle Cox was born October 22, 1894 to Isaac Newton and Alma Kidnocker in Muncie, Indiana.
He served in the US Navy during WW1, enlisted on December 12, 1917, and then after training in Naval Radio School served aboard the USSZ Finland as a radio operator from September 30, 1918 through December 31, 1918. He completed his service on August 18, 1919.
Soon after, he attended college at Louisville, Kentucky to eventually becoming a bookkeeper.
He married Dorothy Mildred Bartle and together reared three boys, Melvin Eugene, Lawrence Ronald and Norman Wilbur.
During the late 20's and early 30's, he had various jobs one of which was hauling coal. Later he starting working for Lee Frazier in Indianapolis, at first they would buy motor oil wholesale and repackage it in quarts, gallons and five-gallon cans.Eventually they saw a need to bring farmers useful items to local auction barns all over Indiana and Ohio. There, the Auctioneer would sell items from their trucks such as hammer, axe, and pick handles. Brooms, rope, tarpaulins and eventually saddles, etc, needed for about everything on a farm. He eventually worked for many years as a bookkeeper for various employers.
His last several years of his life was spent living on an old excursion boat moored on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.
He had 15 grandchildren when he passed away on October 30, 1972. |
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Dorothy M. Bartle Cox White.
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Dorothy and Melvin (Norman's son) taken in Dorothy's kitchen at 1560 Churchman Ave.
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Isaac Newton Cox, Kyle, Jessie and Alma circa 1897.
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Alma (Kyle's mother) taken at her home in Eaton, Indiana.
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Larry, Melvin and Norman taken about 1936 by William Bartle 's home in Muncie, Indiana
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Kyle, Melvin, Alma and Larry at Alma's home in Eaton, Indiana about 1947.
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Melvin in excursion boat on Lake Washington. Kyle lived on the boat for 13 years.
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Kyle standing on his boat (home), 1965 in Seattle, Washington.
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Jerry, Karla, Cynthia, Carolyn and Catherine taken at Dorothy's home on Churchman Ave. in Indianapolis, Indiana circa 1962.
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Karla, Pamela and David at Norman and Mary's home in Indianapolis, Indiana about 1963.
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