Ona E. Cox

Ona E. Cox, age 93, of New Castle, passed away Friday, February 08, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home. She was born November 22, 1919 in Morehead, Kentucky to the late Daniel Boone and Anna F. (Jent) DeHart.

She moved to New Castle in 1935 and became a member of the Pentecostal Church on “G” Avenue in 1938, which she remained an active member of the United Pentecostal Church in New Castle. Ona had taken courses in drafting and architecture. She and her husband were in the construction business for many years in New Castle and developed the Housing Addition on Fairoaks Road south of New Castle and also the West Shore Boulevard in San Rafael, Florida. Ona loved tending to her flowers, gardening and canning. She loved helping other people and cared for her parents until they were both 97 years of age. Ona had a sweet, quiet, and comforting demeanor, and always stood steadfast in any situation.

Survivors include her children, Hilda M. Elkins of Barberton, OH, Robert L. (wife, Theresa M.) Cox of New Castle; daughter-in-law, Nell Cox of New Castle; a niece, Sherry (husband, Dean) Goldsberry of New Castle, whom she raised; eight grandchildren, Doug (wife, Kathy) Elkins of Barberton, OH, Don (wife, Brigitta) Elkins of Leheigh Acres, FL, Deborah (husband, Mark) Balsinger of Barberton, OH, Darla (husband, Dan) Cutlip of Uniontown, OH, Tim (wife, Brenda) Cox, Kim (husband, Jerry) Stewart all of New Castle, Rick Cox of Muncie, Marlena (husband, Gary) Wray of Mt. Summit; fourteen great grandchildren; twenty-one great-great grandchildren; four sisters, Leora Fannin of New Castle, Stella Schmidt of Orange, SC, Irene Conley of Muncie and Edna Goldsberry of Brandon, FL; brother, Ernie DeHart of AL; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ezra Cox on October 4, 1996; son, Paul Richard Cox in 2012; sisters, Viola DeHart and Clona DeHart; brothers, Clifford, Oscar and Roy DeHart; son-in-law, Rev. Robert Elkins.

Services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 14, 2013 at The Sanctuary of New Castle with Pastor Jeffrey Jaco officiating. Burial will follow in South Mound Cemetery-West Lawn Addition. Friends may call from 12:00 – 2:00 prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to The Sanctuary, 2208 Broad Street, New Castle, IN 47362. You may express condolences or share a memory of Ona at www.hinsey-brown.com .