Dickie L. Cox, 61, of Lubbock went home to be with the Lord on July 29, 2011. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 15th to celebrate his life with a Marine Military Honor Guard at Plainview Cemetery and Memorial Park, 100 Joliet Street, Plainview, Texas. 

The family will have a gathering to greet friends and relatives after the service from 3 to 7 p.m. at 211 S Itasca, Plainview.

Dickie was born April 27, 1950 in Plainview to Vonnie and Marie Cox, where he attended 1st through 7th grade. He attended Idalou School the 8th through 12th grades. He enlisted in the Navy on November 19, 1969 where he trained with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, Santa Anna, Calif. He received his medical training at the Navy Hospital in Corpus Christi. He served as a Medic with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines in Vietnam. He was honored with the Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Purple Heart.

He returned from Vietnam to Navy Optician Technician Training in Yorktown, Va. where he served until his discharge from the Navy on November 27, 1984. He moved to Houston then to Midland to attend Midland College. In 1991, he moved to Lubbock and partnered with his father to start Cox Telcom, Inc. He retired in 2007 due to his health.

He was preceded in death by a younger brother, Donald R. Cox.

He is survived by a loving son, Eric J. Cox; parents, Vonnie and Marie Cox of Lubbock; seven loving aunts; three uncles; numerous cousins; and good friends.

HE WILL BE MISSED.

Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 3513 10th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79415; American Diabetes Association, 8008 Slide Rd, Lubbock, Texas 79424 or to your favorite charity.