Arleigh Beryl Cox, age 88, of Hickman, Kentucky, passed away on
Monday, September 18, 2023 at the Optalis Nursing Home in Kingsford,
Michigan. He was born on October 9, 1934 in Cooley Valley, Wisconsin,
to Clarence Leslie and Mildred Irene Sidie Cox.
After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Arleigh began
working with Graphite Specialties in Niagara Falls, New York. Then later
transferred to start-up the Carborundum Plant in Hickman and worked
as a Production Supervisor for 37 years. He enjoyed his work in
manufacturing, always finding a way to make things work more
efficiently. In his later years of retirement, Arleigh enjoyed living in
Florida during the winter months helping others in his community, and
in the summer months at his cabin in Nancy, KY, enjoying the beautiful
Lake Cumberland boating and fishing. His favorite pastime was sitting
on his porch watching boats go by, feeding his birds, and enjoying the
wildlife in the area.
He is survived by his brother, Fantus, of Barneveld, Wisconsin; his
three daughters, Vanessa Lynn Partanen (Dave) of Bessemer, Michigan,
Cheryl Lynn Williams (Steve) of Hickman, Kentucky, and Gina Ann Cox
Riley of Dothan, Alabama; 8 grandchildren: Michael, Mary, Sarah,
Joseph, Adam, Leah, Blake, and Anna; 11 great-grandchildren: Michael
Jr., Gabriel, Aiden, Jasmine, Dartagnan, Raylan, Sean, Robert, Theodore,
Autumn, and Amelia; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death by his parents, his brothers Verlyn & Garian, and his sister
Cleone.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at
the Retreat Methodist Church in Retreat, Wisconsin, with Pastor Drew
Filkins officiating, along with Cindy Cox Reeson. Visitation will be held
from 12 – 1 p.m., and burial will follow in Walnut Mound Cemetery
where Arleigh's parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents have
been laid to rest.