Aubrey Cox

AUBREY JOE COX, born April 30, 1936 at Bullhead, Texas to Joseph William Bud and Parilee Vernor Cox went home to be with his Lord on May 20, 2012. Joe was a
rancher, horse trainer, roper, and stirrup maker during his life. He is survived by his
wife of 57 yrs. and 11 months, Charlene Hamrick Cox, and their three children:
Daughter, Peggy Jo and husband Tom Taylor of Barksdale, Texas Sons, Winn and wife, Leann of Kingsbury, Texas and Lynn and partner Elaine Clark of Sonora, Texas. As well as 7 grandchildren: Jamie Light and partner Kara, of Camp Wood, Texas Lyndie and husband Cody Turner of Liberty, Texas Tilden Cox of Stephenville, Texas Logan Cox of Clarendon, Texas Cody Cox, Uvalde, Texas and Tiffany Cox, Uvalde, Texas and Clifford Taylor and wife Brianna, of Camp Wood, Texas. And 10 greatgrand children: Kaydie Jo Light, Kreed, and Dodge Turner all of Liberty, Texas Hunter and Roper Wall of Rocksprings, Kacy and Addy Tolleson of Rockport, Texas Leslie, Kylie, and Colin Taylor of Camp Wood, Texas. And Joe was also survived by two sisters: Leoma Craig, Uvalde, Texas Barbara Nelson, Camp Wood, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Gaston Cox, and 3 sisters: Vernell Suttles, Versa Lee Harron, and Wanda Hynson.
Service will be at the Vance Baptist Church at10:00 a.m. on Thursday May 24, 2012. Burial will follow at Vance Cemetery.
Pall Bearers will be Winn Cox, Tilden Cox, Tom Taylor, Clifford Taylor, Markie Martinez, Dennis Eubanks. Honorary Pall Bearers will be Ray Langford, Alvin Connell, John Alfred Nelson, Corky Morris, Jack Vines, Milburn Wooldridge, Guy Hohman, David Suttles, Floyd Collins, Hershall Perkins, and Billy Ralph Roberson.
Joe was a quiet man, most never knew what a horseman he was. Through the Appaloosa Horse Club he won 3 World Championships 1965, 1967, 1968, and through the Texas Goat Roping Association he won belt buckles for all the kids, grandkids and greatgrand kids and some other special kids as well as the Sr. World Champion Goat Roper in 1993. He taught his kids and grandkids to ride, as well as training the horses they rode, while never missing a Horse Club event to coach and see those grandkids ride. He ranched this Canyon his whole life from starting with helping his dad growing up who sheared goats for five cents a head to his shearing in 1956 for twenty cents a head to raising many 4H Champion Goats. Later in life he went to building custom made stirrups Texas Classic Stirrups, with his daughter and her husband in Barksdale. He built stirrups for such people as PRCA World Champion Steer Roper, Scott Snedecor and even past United States President, George W. Bush. But he enjoyed most building the stirrups for friends. Joe helped the community throughout the years: he helped build the arena at Barksdale and then the Show Barn and Arena in Camp Wood. He helped or was a member of most organizations in the canyon: the Fire Department, N.C. Roping Club, N.C. Jr. Horse Club, N.C. Jr. Livestock Association, FFA, 4H, AMAHTA, and N.C. Chamber of Commerce in so many, many ways.
Joe was a rancher, horseman, roper, craftsman, devoted husband, Dad, PawPaw, a good neighbor and true friend. He was dearly loved and will be sorely missed while he is riding that favorite spotted pony in the green meadows of heaven. Joe will be remembered for being a Champion in and out of the arena.

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