Linda Cox

Mrs. Linda Jo Stamey Cox, 75, of Kannapolis, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Atrium Health Cabarrus, surrounded by her family.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Parkwood Baptist Church, officiated by Revs. Michael Waters and Darrell Coble. Linda will lie in state 1 hour prior to the service and burial will follow the service at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Wilkinson Funeral Home.

Linda was born on March 4, 1945 in Concord to the late Roy Grayson and Josephine Cook Stamey. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Leslie Cox, Jr.

Linda was a teacher’s assistant with Cabarrus County Schools for 19 years. She was a lifetime member of Parkwood Baptist Church where she helped with the Children’s Department and Shut-In Ministry. Linda enjoyed gardening, the beach, anything Elvis related, and spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Cox; sons, Jeremy Cox and wife Tisha, Justin Cox and wife Melissa; brother, Marty Stamey and wife Emma Jane; grandchildren, Andrew, Alexander, Hailey, Harper, Hayden Cox; special family friends, Walter Goodman and Ashley Hull; beloved dog, Bandit.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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Wilkinson Funeral Home is serving the Cox family.