John Shannon "Shan" Cox, Jr.

1992 - 2013  (21 years)

• Name	John Shannon "Shan" Cox  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Shan
  Birth	19 Jul 1992	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jul 2013	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter July 31, 2013, Page 1 and Page 7 Car Accident claims life of John Shannon "Shan" Cox A one car accident claimed the life of a Sabine County man Sunday. According to a spokesman from the Department of Public Safety, Robert Hamilton, 21, Justin Conn, 21 and John Shannon Cox, 21 all of Milam, were traveling southbound on FM 1592 at 3:40 a.m. when the wreck occurred. The report indicates Hamilton was driving a 2013 Chevorlet Silverado pick-up truck at an unsafe speed, when he drove off the right side of the roadway. The report says he over-corrected turning to the right and skidded into a pipe fence post causing damage and turning the vehicle 180 degrees. The vehicle then flipped twice and came to rest in a pasture. John Shannon Cox was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Robert Hamilton was treated and released from Sabine County Hospital. Justin Conn was not injured. No one was wearing a seat-belt. Sabine County Sheriff's Office stated no arrest were made in connection to the accident at this time and no citation was issued at the time of the accident. The accident was investigated by Department of Public Safety Trooper Michael Thomasan. Obituary John Shannon Cox, Jr, died in Rosevine Texas, July 28, 2013. He was born to John Shannon Cox, Sr and Maria Sutton Cox on July 19, 1992, in Nacogdoches. Shannon was a lifetime resident of the Sabine County area. He worked as a boilermaker with Altairstrickland and Wyatt Construction. Shannon was survived by his father Shannon Cox, Sr, of Milam; his mother Maria Cox of Hemphill; grandparents, John Sutton of Hemphill, Juanita Sutton of Hemphill, Sybil Hood of Grapeland and Linda Cox of Milam; and one sister, Kristen Marie Cox of Hemphill. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Chester D. Cox. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm. until 9:00 pm, Tuesday evening, July 30, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Hemphill High School Gym under the direction of Starr Funeral Home, with burial to follow in King Cemetery in Milam.
  Person ID	I43526	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F12975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jul 1992 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Death - 28 Jul 2013 - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 31, 2013, Page 7 (Reliability: 3).