Claude Earl Cox

January 27, 2023

Claude Earl Cox, age 66, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born February 16, 1956, in Christian County, Missouri, the son of Alfred A. Cox and Wilma Lavern Brown.

Claude was preceded by in death by his father, Alfred A. Cox; his mother Wilma Lavern Starnes; his wife, Ruthie; three sisters, Linda Runyon, Nancy Bretz and Pam Loftis and five brothers, Larry, Paul, Leon, Delbert, Tommy and Carl Cox.

A visitation was held. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon. Burial will be held at a later date at the Eisenhour Cemetery in Spokane, Missouri.

The family would like to thank Autumn Court for the many years of caring for Claude and to the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center and the Good Shephard Hospice for caring for him in his final days.

Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.