Dicie Parham Cox
April 3, 1921 ~ October 8, 2008
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Dicie Mae Parham Cox, 87, of Leicester, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 8, 2008.
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Caney and Emmaline Sharpe Parham. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Holloway Cox; a daughter, Marilyn Young and son-in-law, Guy V. Robinson. She was a member of Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Janice Cox and Carolyn Robinson, both of Leicester; grandsons, David Young and wife Regina of Candler, Jonathan Young and wife Karen of Asheville and Michael Robinson of Leicester; granddaughters, Karen Honeycutt and husband Darrell of Leicester and Christy Ingle and husband Danny of Candler; great-grandchildren, Casey, Samuel, Lucas, Jacob and Ava Young; Jessica, Jennifer Jeremy and Julie Honeycutt; Lauren, Cody and Leah Ingle.
Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Union Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Ray Roberts, Jed Douglas and Mr. Casey Young.
Her family will receive friends from 7:00-8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue. At other times the family will be at the home of Janice Cox.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Union Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Attn: Amy Brookshire, 749 N. Turkey Creek, Leicester, NC 28748.
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JANICE AND FAMILY, I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR MOTHERS PASSING. IT IS MY PRAYER THAT GOD WILL STRENGTHEN YOU ALL THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME. YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE HOPE OF SEEING HER AGAIN SOMEDAY. MAY GOD COMFORT YOU ALL IN A WAY THAT ONLY HE CAN. LOVE JOYCE (FORMER KMART EMPLOYEE)
Dear Carolyn, Karen, and family, You are all in our prayers as you face the coming days. May God continue to shed his grace on you.
‘Where could I go but to the Lord’
Jan, Karen, and family, we are all going to miss Aunt Dicie more than we can ever express. I know how much she loved her family and friends. But, as she said, there is nothing between her and God. She was such a wonderful aunt as well as a mother and friend to everone. We alll have our fond memories of all the years we had we her. Now she is in the Lord’s hands and celebrating her new life. The one we are all waiting for. To be absent from the body is to be in the hands of the Lord. She is in his Amazing Grace today with all her loved ones. What a glorious day that will be when we join her in Heaven. I am so proud that Wilma and I had cousins like you all. Please accept our sincere heartfelt condolances. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. Love, Dallas and Charles Birmingham and family.
Dear Janice,
All of us at the pharmacy at 3886 want you to know you, and your family are in our prayers. God Bless.
Karen Annette: My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. May God Bless all of you.
Amy Grace
Janice and family,
I am so sorry to hear of your Mom’s passing.I know she was a good and special person and will be greatly missed.My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Linda Edwards
I WOULD LIKE FOR THE FAMILY TO KNOW HOW SORRY I AM TO HEAR OF DICIE S PASSING. I HEARD ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT TBC THAT SHE WAS VERY ILL. I AM BILL AUSTINS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER. WE USED TO VISIT THE FAMILY WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG AND AUNT EMMA WAS STILL LIVING. SHE WAS CALLED ‘AUNT EMMER’ TO MY SISTER AND I AT THE TIME. I REMEMBER HAVING TO EITHER WALK THE FOOT LOG OR DRIVE THE CAR THROUGH THE CREEK. IT WAS SO EXCITING FOR US TO DO THIS. DICIE AND JESSE WERE ALWAYS WELCOMING TO US. THEY LET US PLAY IN THE CREEK AND OTHER THINGS. SO I DO HAVE FOND MEMORIES. WE ALSO VISITED A LETTLE LATER WHEN THEY MOVED TO ANOTHER HOUSE. SO MAY GOD BLESS YOU AT THIS TIME. HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU AND GIVE YOU GRACE.
Marilyn Cox and I were good friends throughout out school years. I spent many nights with her and her parents (as she did at my house on Gilbert Road) always made me feel welcome. I too enjoyed crossing the footbridge and Marilyn and I had lots of fun over the years. Apparently, Dicie had a long and full life and I know her family will miss her. We lost Mom in 2001 and Dad last year and we still miss them.
There is not enough words for the memories I had every Sunday for a couple of years, which has been almost 20 years. I wish to say how sorry I am mamaw Cox is gone. I am glad she had such a tight family to be around her. Two wonderful daughters near her. I miss all of you and wish I could have been there to see each one of you once again. You are in my prayers for comfort. I love you all. Thanks so much for the memories. With Love Karen Doan-Ray
Carolyn, Janice & Karen, We were so sorry to hear about your Mom and Grandmother. We did not know about her death until tonight.We don’t take the paper and no one let us know. You are in our thoughts and our prayers. Just keep the wounderful memories of your Mom in your heart.God bless each one of you.
We love you.