Obituary of Mary MacNeill Cox

Mary M. Cox Mary MacNeill Cox, of Saint John, passed away in her 94th year, February 4, 2017, at the Saint John Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born November 10, 1923 in Fredericton, Mary was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Kenneth V. Cox. She was the daughter of Franklin and Gladys Dow, Fredericton, where Mary grew up and attended both high school and UNB. Mary was a lovely soprano and enjoyed singing in the choir of Wilmot United Church, Fredericton and later as a soloist at St. Mark’s United Church, Lancaster. The last of her siblings, she was predeceased by her beloved brothers Kenneth Dow (June) and Lawrence Dow (Ruth), and by her dear sister Hazel Collier (Bob Collier, Bill Spence). She leaves her children David R Cox (Dina), Rodney A Cox (Susan), Marilyn L Allison (Brent), and Kenneth H Cox (Rose). Mary is also survived by grandchildren Pamela Meek (Kevin), Andrea Addison (Jason), David Cox (Elizabeth Nguyen-Huy), Elizabeth Daher (Chris), Heather Hall (Joe), Megan Mitchell (Geoff), Katelyn Cox, Alex Cox, and step-grandchildren Berry Allison (Stacy), and Andrea Thompson (Greg). She had the good fortune to have known and been loved by several great-grandchildren: Matthew, Leah, Nathan, Avery, and Colin Meek; Jack, Mark MacNeill, Luke, and Scott Addison; Theodore Bao-Huy Cox; Dominic and Samantha Daher; Charlie Hall; and Hazen, Lucy, and Mary Mitchell. Mary will also be fondly missed by several nieces and nephews and their families: Gregg Dow (Cindy), Christopher Dow, Stephen Dow (Denyse), Michael Dow (Beatrice), Nancy Dow (Joanne), Patricia Collier, Janet Levesque (Terry), Carolyn and John Collier. She was also predeceased by her cherished friend, and golf, duplicate bridge, and curling partner, Mildred Jones. Mary enjoyed many activities including golfing, curling, and duplicate bridge, and as well she enjoyed many relaxing summers with her family at Magaguadavic Lake. A long-time member of St. Mark’s Church in Saint John, she also served on the board of the Saint John YWCA. A member of Fundy Duplicate Bridge Club, Mary was most proud of achieving her ACBL Bronze Life Master. A very competitive athlete, she was a two time winner of the Senior Ladies’ New Brunswick Curling Championship, going on to play in the national finals. She played basketball while attending UNB. Most recently, she was a recipient of the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club Legacy Award, 2016. Visitation will be at Brenan’s Bay View Funeral Home, 1461 Manawagonish Road, West Saint John (634-7425) on Thursday February 9, 2017, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., and from 7:00 – 9:00 in the evening. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Brenan’s Bay View at 10:00 a.m. Friday February 10, 2017. Remembrances in honour of Mary may be made to the SPCA, or to the Alzheimer Society, as well as to a charity of your choice.