Sixth Generation

436. Clefa Ann Neighbors was born in 1913.⁵²⁵ She appeared in the census in 1920.⁵²⁹ She appeared in the census in 1930.⁵²⁶

Clefa Ann Neighbors and Roy Sylvester Cox were married on 15 Jun 1935 in Jackson Co., MO.^525,615,616 Roy Sylvester Cox^525,615 (son of Jesse Connet Cox and Etta May Hughes) was born on 7 Mar 1911 in Princeton, IN.^525,615,617 Between 1934 and 1967 he had an occupation of steelworker at Union Wire Rope Co. in Kansas City, MO.⁶¹⁵ Between 1964 and 1967 he had an occupation of President of the United Steel Workers Union Local 2916 in Kansas City, MO.⁶¹⁵ His residence was zip code 64129 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO in Jun 1967.⁶¹⁷ He died on 29 Jun 1967 in St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, MO.^615,617 He was buried on 2 Jul 1967 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.⁵²⁵
[from obit - Roy S. Cox]
Among his many fine qualities was his generous, friendly spirit. This of course promoted friendship of the highest order. He knew that if one would have friends he must show himself friendly. He leaves a goodly heritage to many friends in precious memories.

Roy was a member of the Messiah Church of the Brethren. For the past 33 years he has worked for the Union Wire Rope Co. and has been President of the Uniteed Steel Workers Union Local 2916 for the past three years.

Roy was a great woodsman and enjoyed the great outdoors.

Roy Sylvester Cox (called "Vess" when young] , was a person of many talents even though his formal education was limited. About 1952, during a family reunion near Princeton, Indiana, grade books were found in the closed and abandoned schoolhouse he had attended. These books, c. 1918, show that his grades were very good.

He enjoyed telling stories and jokes and would keep his sons and anyone who would listen, fascinated for hours on end with their telling.

He worked for many years as a faithful employee of Union Wire Rope Corp. and served as president of his local union. He was highly regarded by both management and his fellow employees as a fair and honorable person. "Not only have you (the family) lost a good man, the company and the union have also lost an irreplaceable person", said the president of Union Wire Rope Corp.

Roy was clown for the Rodeo Kids, a group of young horse riders in the Kansas City area. He thoroughly enjoyed his role as clown with his horse Buddy. When not dressed in his clown cloths, he was a very quiet person.

"Coon" hunting with his dogs was his favorite sport. He made several trips to New Mexico on successful mountain lion and bear hunts with his friend and guide, Hugh Olney, of Magdalena, NM. It was the privelege of his two sons, Jack & Jerry, to be able to join him on these hunts.

His work with leather, building dog collars, saddles and anything leather qualified him as an expert in the field. He built my (Jack) trick saddle, which I used for many years, both while riding with the Rodeo Kids and in professional rodeo.

Roy Sylvester Cox died in St. Marys Hospital from cancer at age 56.





Clefa Ann Neighbors and Roy Sylvester Cox had the following children:

+649	i.	Jackson Leroy Cox.
+650	ii.	Jerry Keith Cox.