Benton Mays Cox

Benton Mays Cox, 84 of Bolivar, (formerly of Morrisville), passed away peacefully Feb. 24, 2021.
Cox was born in Wishart, Jan. 12, 1937, to John and Delta Cox. He was saved as a young man at the Morrisville Assembly of God Church. He graduated from Marion C. Early High School, Morrisville in 1956. After graduation, he moved to California and was soon drafted into the United States Army. He worked as a machinist for the Paul Mueller Company, where he retired after 30 years.
He resided in Morrisville, for over 60 years, living and raising his family in the farm house he had always known as his home.
He is survived by his wife, Alberta Barbara Cox; his three daughters and their husbands, Sherri Skinner (Harlan), Sheila Cox-Hines (Jeff), and Laura Polodna (Travis); his six grandchildren and their spouses, and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his nine siblings: Charlene Grant, Edna Durbin, James Cox, Eula Ghys, Beverly Yates, Anna Lea Griffitts, Myrtle Sue Cox, Regina Deskins and Joyce Presley, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Cox will lie in state from 10 a.m. until noon, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Walnut Grove. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Morrisville Cemetery, Morrisville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Cox’s name to American Kidney Foundation and can be left or mailed to the funeral home, PO Box 217, Ash Grove, MO 65604.