Wallace Charles Cox
Wallace Charles Cox, 88, Pharr, Texas, and Atascocita, Texas, formerly of Leland, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 at Memorial Herman Hospital, Humble, Texas. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Scarville, with interment following the service at Center Synod, rural Leland.Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday Feb. 11, at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Children’s Haven International, 400 East Minnesota Rd, Pharr, Texas 78577, or Alzheimer Association, 225 North Michigan Ave, 17th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601-7633.
Wallace Charles Cox, was born Jan. 24, 1929 on a farm in Iowa to Charles Henry and Mabel (Olson) Cox. He was baptized April 21, 1929 at North Prairie Church. He was confirmed 1943 at Center Synod Church. He graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1947.
Wallace was in the army from Jan. 28, 1949–Feb. 2, 1950, serving in the Korean War and was in the active reserves until 1953.
He married Elaine Schott on Sept. 24, 1950 at Salem Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minn. He started farming in 1952 in Leland. Then he became a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service out of Leland, from 1966-1986 and out of Kensett, from 1986-1989, when he retired.
He held township offices of chairman and vice chairman for Winnebago County and district Rural Carriers Association, A.S.C.S., and was active in N.F.O. He held several offices in the Scarville Lutheran Church and Worship Committee, Pharr, Texas. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Scarville. He was a life member of the Disabled Veterans and American Legion.
He loved square dancing, golfing, playing cards and family. He volunteered at the Rio Grande Hospital, McAllen, Texas for 15 years.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine; one son, Jack (Barb) Cox; one daughter, Pauline Sampson; five grandchildren: Candy (Jim) Olsen, Cory (Tracy) Cox, Jason Sampson, Melissa (Quentin) Leigh, Kyle (Elizabeth) Sampson; nine great grandchildren: Andrew Olsen, Jordon Leigh, Cassidy Cox, Michael Olsen, Faith Cox, Eva Leigh, Sophia Leigh, Cody Cox, and Aiden Sampson; two sisters, Dorothy Olson and Georgia (Wayne) Andersen; many nephews, nieces, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother; three brothers: Virgil, Clifford, and Kenneth; one sister, Vivian; one son-in-law, Doug Sampson; two sisters-in-law: Jean and Mavis; and two brothers-in-law: Harold and Cecil.
