Jo Ellen Cox, 93, of El Dorado, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 10, 2025, at her residence. She was born on March 13, 1931, to James Robert and Tina Ray McGough in Converse, LA.
She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for 70 years, where she taught Sunday School. Jo loved the Lord and knew she would spend eternity with Jesus. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her grandsons, playing cards and games and enjoying T-top car rides. Enjoying bicycling well into her 70s, Jo was also an avid bird watcher and loved viewing God's creation from her back patio. Jo was blessed with a wealth of friends, who always enjoyed traveling together.
Preceding her in death are her parents along with a brother, Charles Clark McGough and a sister, Marie Buchanan.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 71 years, Benny Cox; daughters, Benita Burton (Steve), and Becki Schultz; grandsons, Clark Burton (Alison), Ross Burton (Kaci), Trey Schultz (Gisela), Forrest Schultz (Holly); and great grandchildren, Tripp Burton, Chance Burton, Chet Burton, Ryder Schultz, and Caroline Schultz.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Smackover Cemetery. A reception and celebration of Jo’s life will follow on her birthday at 1:00 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church.
Memorials made be made to Magdalene House - El Dorado, 525 North Madison Ave
Condolences can be expressed online at www.youngsfuneralhome.com for the Cox family.
