Judy Lee Dorst Cox

Judy Lee Dorst Cox

On January 21, 2023, Judy Lee (Dorst) Cox., daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at the age of 88 at the Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, TX.

Judy was born on October 27, 1934, to Roy Woodrow and Evah Lucille (Kneedler) Dorst in Gardner, KS. Upon graduation from Olathe High School in 1952, Judy attended Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg. She met her husband of 67 years, Jerry Dean Cox, Sr. in Gardner, KS where he was stationed while serving in the United States Air Force.

Judy worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and retired in 1986 after 33 years of service. Following her retirement, she and Jerry built custom homes in the DFW metroplex before retiring to Kilgore. Judy was a longtime member of Church of Christ where she served her faith community by teaching children’s Sunday school and starting a prison ministry.

Judy was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and a granddaughter, Meggan (Tarwater) Marasek. She is survived by her three children, Teresa Shobe, Kimberly Earl (Brad), and Jerry Dean “Jay” Cox, Jr. (Trish), her sisters, Connie Kauffman and Chyrl McCoy, her nephew, Brian Kauffman (Shannon), seven grandchildren, Zach Tarwater, Mark Hopkins, Kennedy, Trevor, Dillon, and Mason Cox, Emma Shobe, and four greatgrandchildren, Jonas and Charlie Tarwater, and Owen and Nora Hopkins.

Visitation will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023, from 1-2 pm at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore followed by a graveside service at the Kilgore City Cemetery at 2 pm. Judy’s grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Should you wish to remember Judy, donations can be made to Faith Presbyterian Hospice who lovingly cared for her in her final days of life.