James Cox

James H. Cox of St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, PA died on April 7, 2020.  He was a native of Boston, MA and the son of the late Cecilia G. Cox and the late James P. Cox.  He served in the Army during WWII with the 504th Airborne Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division.  He was a graduate of Boston Latin School and Boston College and was a Research Chemist with Honeywell in Hopewell, VA and then AstraZeneca in Wilmington, DE. He is survived by his wife, Mary D. Cox, his daughters, Teresa Evans (Danny) Tursi of Wilmington, DE and Patricia (James) Civitella of Middletown, DE.  His sons, Kevin (Mari) Cox of Brooklyn, NY and Thomas (Kenya) Cox of Bear, DE.  His grandchildren, Joshua Evans, Laura Evans, Kevin O. Cox, Victor O. Cox, Kady R. Cox, James Civitella Jr., and Dawn (Robert) Diesinger.  His Great-Grandchildren, James Civitella III, Jack Civitella, Cole Civitella, Hannah Diesinger and Tyler Diesinger.   A visitation and funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph Church, Petersburg, Virginia in the future. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, PO Box 2006, Petersburg, VA 23804.  Funeral arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory 2033 Boulevard Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.