Diriene Cox

May 27, 1928 - September 19, 2016

Mrs. Diriene Cox, 88, of Louisiana, Missouri, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Missouri. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 21st at the Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana, Missouri. The Rev. Randall Cone will officiate. Visitation will be held from 12:30 P.M. until 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, September 21st at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana, Missouri. She was born on May 27, 1928 in Ashburn, Missouri to Clyde and Maggie Wheeler Caldwell. She was married to Frank Cox in 1954 in Louisiana, Missouri and he preceded her in death in 1971. She had been employed as a seamstress at Bridal Originals in Bowling Green, Missouri for 22 years before retiring in 1991. She is survived by a sister, Virginia Dotson of Hannibal, Missouri, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 4 brothers, 5 sisters, and an infant sister who died at birth. Memorials may be given to the Pike County Home Care and Hospice in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353.