Robert F. Cox, PAHS Class of 1942

Robert F. Cox, 90, of Meadow Lane, passed away Friday (Nov. 21, 2014) in the Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY.
    

Born August 8, 1924, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Zera A. and Esther Rifle Cox.  On July 18, 1945, in Port Allegany, he married Barbara L. Ireland, who died Oct. 3, 2007.
    

Robert was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of the Port Allegany High School, Class of 1942.  
    

Mr. Cox was employed by Pittsburgh Corning Co., Port Allegany retiring in 1985, after 42 years of service.
    

He was a veteran of WWII, having served with the US Army, as a corporal with B Battery, 20th Field Artillery Battalion.
    

Robert was an avid baker having baked pies for many local residents.  
    

Surviving are a daughter, Donna S. (John) Niver of Port Allegany; a son, David M. (Evelyn) Cox of Staatsburg, NY; three grandchildren, Sue Ann (David) Boyles,  Jodi (David) Wielder, and Tracy (David Lewis) Smith; three great-grandchildren, Reecie Boyles and Madeline and Derek Smith; and several nieces and nephews.
    

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Barbara, and three brothers, Waldo J. Cox, Zera A. Cox and Herbert Cox.
    

A private committal and graveside service will be at the convenience of the family.  Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park, Lewis Run, PA.
    

Memorials can be made to the Seneca Highland Career and Technical Center, Culinary Arts, 219 Edison Bates Dr., Port Allegany, PA 16743, or Port Area Ambulance Service.
    

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany.