Nancy Irene HINSON

1913 - 2011  (98 years)

• Name	Nancy Irene HINSON  [1]
  Birth	10 Jun 1913	Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	at death- she had 8 great-grandchildren Nancy Irene Hinson Cox   |   Visit Guest Book LAKE CITY - Mrs. Nancy Irene Hinson Cox, age 98, a resident of the Bethea Baptist Home for 22 years, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 6th, 2011, at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Cox was born in Lancaster, June 10th, 1913. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Edgar Julian Hinson, Sr. and the late Nannie Irene McCardell Hinson. Mrs. Cox was a graduate of Lancaster High School and graduated from Winthrop College in 1934. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Florence where she served as a former Sunday school teacher. Upon graduation, Mrs. Cox taught Home Economics at Buford High School, in Lancaster County and also at Clemson Calhoun High School. She joined the Clemson South Carolina Extension Service in 1937 and served as assistant extension agent for Florence County. In 1939, Mrs. Cox became the extension agent for Florence County. She often recalled and shared with family and friends her first job which was to can a cow. Mrs. Cox read and studied the extension services bulletin from cover to cover and was prepared to do whatever the bulletin indicated. When she visited her first home for this assignment Mrs. Cox got the job done successfully. She enjoyed working with the Service and readily shared her experiences. Some of Mrs. Cox's fondest memories were the days she spent working in homes surrounded with good company, enjoying fellowship, and having some of the best discussions on Christian living and values. A gentleman came into her office one day and requested some water hyacinths for his fish pond. The plants he desired were found and planted. He returned some time later to tell her they were multiplying so rapidly they were killing his fish. She found a solution. This gentleman, Dewey McBride Cox, continued to come by the office because he had numerous questions about farming and he was smitten with her. He eventually asked her to marry him and she, of course, said yes. Her career with the Florence County Extension Service ended very abruptly because married women weren't allowed to work for the Service. He came for some hyacinths and found his rose. On June 24, 1943 she married Capt. Dewey McBride Cox, U.S. Army Infantry, who was called into service immediately. When his service of duty terminated, the couple returned to the family farm in Lake City, S.C. Once again, Mrs. Cox began her teaching career - this time at Indiantown High School in Williamsburg County where she taught for six years. She taught Home Economics and her job included twelve months of service, thus introducing her to the home life of many of her students. Mrs. Cox would go into the homes to teach cannery, cover sofas, etc. When the twelve months' job became too difficult for a farmer's wife who had a family to care for, she began teaching Science at Lake City Junior High School. One of the interesting things the students were exposed to was Science being taught via television for one period each day. This was experimental and not practiced for very long. Mrs. Cox later became the Project Succeed Counselor and served in this capacity until her retirement from Florence School District Three in 1975. She impacted the lives of many of her students during her teaching career and after her retirement as well. Some of Mrs. Cox's former students corresponded with her through visits, letters, cards, telephone calls and - yes - even emails. At the age of 86 she attended Florence Darlington Technical College and took computer courses. Mrs. Cox was computer savvy and enjoyed making her own cards to send to people and enjoyed sending and receiving emails. She was fondly remembered by many for a very long time. One former student, Linda Webster of Lake City, loved her and remained steadfast to the very end. At the age of 76 and 13 years after the death of her husband, Mrs. Cox moved to the Bethea Baptist Home. She settled in and got busy working and socializing immediately. In 1991, Mrs. Cox organized the sewing club with three other residents. The four ladies were constantly busy sewing. Mrs. Cox's loving, caring hands, splattered with age spots, cut, stitched and made gifts to help others in the community and also the residents at the Bethea Baptist Home. She supervised the sewing room at the home and was instrumental in making and distributing booties and blankets to the patients in the infirmary. Many teddy bears were stuffed and sewn for the infirmary patients to cuddle. Also, countless bears, dolls, and stuffed animals were made and delivered to the children's ward at McLeod Hospital and also to the Durant Children's Center. She stayed so busy her family felt they had to make an appointment to see her. Her sewing machine roared and her scissors snipped daily as her busy hands helped others. Sleeping bags and bedrolls were made for the homeless and caps were crocheted for the needy. Lap throws were crocheted for the wheel chair bound residents, clothing mended for patients in Health Care and sewing and alterations done for all who needed this service at Bethea. "Idle hands are the devil's workshop," she would say. Mrs. Cox was always the happiest when doing for others. She was very talented and made crafts for the Bethea Auction and the country store at Bethea which she operated on occasion. A resident at Bethea asked if Mrs. Cox would teach his twelve-year-old daughter how to sew. Every Wednesday after school, his daughter would come to Bethea for her sewing lesson. Sewing and teaching were her passions but she volunteered her time in other meaningful ways also. She helped with the FORE Program and Manna House, distributing food to the needy. Mrs. Cox participated in a letter-writing prison ministry and was a former member of the Bethea Baptist Choir. She volunteered her services in the gift shop at the Carolinas Hospital and also at the McLeod Hospital in out-patient services. Mrs. Cox loved people deeply and wanted to be of service to others. Her love of people and her fondness for teaching allowed her to tutor children after school at Calvary Baptist Church and she taught adults how to read and write as well. Mrs. Cox labored tirelessly for the good of all at the Bethea Baptist Home and mankind in general. When she took some time for herself, Mrs. Cox enjoyed playing Bridge. She was a member of two clubs that played weekly. In Mrs. Cox's earliest years at Bethea, while still driving, she enjoyed water aerobics at the Florence YMCA. Mrs. Cox would drive herself there and take several other residents with her. On Thursdays, of each week, she would prepare the bingo cards for play and would assist one resident in Health Care with playing bingo. Mrs. Cox derived much pleasure from seeing them participate in a fun activity. All the years of sewing took a toll on her hands and she developed Carpal Tunnel. She underwent surgery, but it wasn't successful. She continued to sew in spite of her pain. Her most recent ministry was making potato bags. They were very popular and useful items and sales were good. Her dear friend, Ms. Joretta Reynolds, told her about these bags and donated some supplies. Mrs. Cox, along with Bethea residents, Ruby Houser and Ruby McAlister, and another very special friend, Joan Peake, began a very successful ministry. All monies collected from this endeavor went to various charities: Gideons, Free Medical Clinic in Darlington, S.C., Mother's Day offering, church building funds, child evangelism, Lottie Moon, an orphan in Honduras, and the Bethea Baptist Church. Her aged and tired hands wracked with pain were sewing door pulls for the residents of Bethea almost until the time she was hospitalized. Mrs. Cox gave all she had to give and then some. Even though her extended family reached as far as Texas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Canada, they kept in touch because she loved so deeply and in return was loved and cherished. She will be remembered for a life well lived for God and of service to others. She had an amazing green thumb and everything she planted blossomed. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and was an amazing cook. "You must bloom where you're planted", she would say, and she definitely did. Her family thanks our loving God for the life of Nancy Cox. We're thankful for her great legacy of love, her gentle spirit, her beautiful simplicity, her zest for life, her simple joy and appreciation for all of life and for every person she met. From Mrs. Cox's family, we extend our heartfelt thanks to each one of you. You know who you are and we appreciate very much each and every act of kindness and thoughtful deed done for our loved one. May God bless you all. The family wishes to thank the staff at the Bethea Baptist Home for their attentiveness to her needs and to her wellness during these past twenty two years. Also, to Dr. Robert Richey, her primary care physician, who administered to her needs in a compassionate and respectful manner and kept her wellness a top priority. To the very dedicated and loving individuals who cared for her at the McLeod Hospice House, the family extends a very heartfelt "thank you" for all you did in making her stay very comfortable and peaceful. Mrs. Cox's surviving family includes her two sons, Dr. Bradley Julian (Etta) Cox, of Manassas, Virginia, and Dan McBride (Donna) Cox, of Lake City; her two grandsons, whom she loved dearly, Neil Cox (Wendy) and Chad Cox (Danielle), both of Lake City; her eight great-grandchildren, Brooklyn, Daniel, Dixie, Ryan, Kyle, Tatum, Harper and Kingston Cox, all of Lake City - they brought much happiness to her life and delighted her each time they said Nana -her two sisters-in-law, Nancy Tompkins Hinson of Columbia, and Maurita Cox Hughes (Rt. Bishop James Hughes) of Winston Salem, North Carolina; as well as a number of cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of very dear friends, including her two life-long and dearest friends, Mrs. Elizabeth Daniel and Mrs. Elsie Graham, both of Lake City; also several other very special friends she met along the way who made her latter years at the Bethea Home more enjoyable and very memorable. Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey McBride Cox, and all of her siblings, Julian Hinson, Jr., James McCardell Hinson, Marion H. Hamilton, Martha H. Snyder and Helen H. Robertson. The family of Mrs. Cox will have visitation from two until three o'clock p.m. Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, in Brockington Funeral Home on 122 West Thomas Street in Lake City. A memorial service celebrating the life of Mrs. Cox will be held at three o'clock p.m. Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, in the Brockington Funeral Home Chapel. The service will be conducted by Reverend W.L. Collins and Chaplin Ed Middleton. Inurnment will follow the memorial service in Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cades. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Cornerstone Ministries, 1856 New Zion Road, Lake City, SC 29560. Please sign our guest book online registry at www.brockingtonfuneralhome.com. Brockington Funeral Home, Lake City, is in charge. Published in The State on August 9, 2011 Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestate/obituary.aspx?n=nancy-irene-hinson-cox&pid=153010472#ixzz1WnwNk1iG  [1]
  HIST	at death- she had 8 great-grandchildren Nancy Irene Hinson Cox   |   Visit Guest Book LAKE CITY - Mrs. Nancy Irene Hinson Cox, age 98, a resident of the Bethea Baptist Home for 22 years, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 6th, 2011, at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Cox was born in Lancaster, June 10th, 1913. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Edgar Julian Hinson, Sr. and the late Nannie Irene McCardell Hinson. Mrs. Cox was a graduate of Lancaster High School and graduated from Winthrop College in 1934. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Florence where she served as a former Sunday school teacher. Upon graduation, Mrs. Cox taught Home Economics at Buford High School, in Lancaster County and also at Clemson Calhoun High School. She joined the Clemson South Carolina Extension Service in 1937 and served as assistant extension agent for Florence County. In 1939, Mrs. Cox became the extension agent for Florence County. She often recalled and shared with family and friends her first job which was to can a cow. Mrs. Cox read and studied the extension services bulletin from cover to cover and was prepared to do whatever the bulletin indicated. When she visited her first home for this assignment Mrs. Cox got the job done successfully. She enjoyed working with the Service and readily shared her experiences. Some of Mrs. Cox's fondest memories were the days she spent working in homes surrounded with good company, enjoying fellowship, and having some of the best discussions on Christian living and values. A gentleman came into her office one day and requested some water hyacinths for his fish pond. The plants he desired were found and planted. He returned some time later to tell her they were multiplying so rapidly they were killing his fish. She found a solution. This gentleman, Dewey McBride Cox, continued to come by the office because he had numerous questions about farming and he was smitten with her. He eventually asked her to marry him and she, of course, said yes. Her career with the Florence County Extension Service ended very abruptly because married women weren't allowed to work for the Service. He came for some hyacinths and found his rose. On June 24, 1943 she married Capt. Dewey McBride Cox, U.S. Army Infantry, who was called into service immediately. When his service of duty terminated, the couple returned to the family farm in Lake City, S.C. Once again, Mrs. Cox began her teaching career - this time at Indiantown High School in Williamsburg County where she taught for six years. She taught Home Economics and her job included twelve months of service, thus introducing her to the home life of many of her students. Mrs. Cox would go into the homes to teach cannery, cover sofas, etc. When the twelve months' job became too difficult for a farmer's wife who had a family to care for, she began teaching Science at Lake City Junior High School. One of the interesting things the students were exposed to was Science being taught via television for one period each day. This was experimental and not practiced for very long. Mrs. Cox later became the Project Succeed Counselor and served in this capacity until her retirement from Florence School District Three in 1975. She impacted the lives of many of her students during her teaching career and after her retirement as well. Some of Mrs. Cox's former students corresponded with her through visits, letters, cards, telephone calls and - yes - even emails. At the age of 86 she attended Florence Darlington Technical College and took computer courses. Mrs. Cox was computer savvy and enjoyed making her own cards to send to people and enjoyed sending and receiving emails. She was fondly remembered by many for a very long time. One former student, Linda Webster of Lake City, loved her and remained steadfast to the very end. At the age of 76 and 13 years after the death of her husband, Mrs. Cox moved to the Bethea Baptist Home. She settled in and got busy working and socializing immediately. In 1991, Mrs. Cox organized the sewing club with three other residents. The four ladies were constantly busy sewing. Mrs. Cox's loving, caring hands, splattered with age spots, cut, stitched and made gifts to help others in the community and also the residents at the Bethea Baptist Home. She supervised the sewing room at the home and was instrumental in making and distributing booties and blankets to the patients in the infirmary. Many teddy bears were stuffed and sewn for the infirmary patients to cuddle. Also, countless bears, dolls, and stuffed animals were made and delivered to the children's ward at McLeod Hospital and also to the Durant Children's Center. She stayed so busy her family felt they had to make an appointment to see her. Her sewing machine roared and her scissors snipped daily as her busy hands helped others. Sleeping bags and bedrolls were made for the homeless and caps were crocheted for the needy. Lap throws were crocheted for the wheel chair bound residents, clothing mended for patients in Health Care and sewing and alterations done for all who needed this service at Bethea. "Idle hands are the devil's workshop," she would say. Mrs. Cox was always the happiest when doing for others. She was very talented and made crafts for the Bethea Auction and the country store at Bethea which she operated on occasion. A resident at Bethea asked if Mrs. Cox would teach his twelve-year-old daughter how to sew. Every Wednesday after school, his daughter would come to Bethea for her sewing lesson. Sewing and teaching were her passions but she volunteered her time in other meaningful ways also. She helped with the FORE Program and Manna House, distributing food to the needy. Mrs. Cox participated in a letter-writing prison ministry and was a former member of the Bethea Baptist Choir. She volunteered her services in the gift shop at the Carolinas Hospital and also at the McLeod Hospital in out-patient services. Mrs. Cox loved people deeply and wanted to be of service to others. Her love of people and her fondness for teaching allowed her to tutor children after school at Calvary Baptist Church and she taught adults how to read and write as well. Mrs. Cox labored tirelessly for the good of all at the Bethea Baptist Home and mankind in general. When she took some time for herself, Mrs. Cox enjoyed playing Bridge. She was a member of two clubs that played weekly. In Mrs. Cox's earliest years at Bethea, while still driving, she enjoyed water aerobics at the Florence YMCA. Mrs. Cox would drive herself there and take several other residents with her. On Thursdays, of each week, she would prepare the bingo cards for play and would assist one resident in Health Care with playing bingo. Mrs. Cox derived much pleasure from seeing them participate in a fun activity. All the years of sewing took a toll on her hands and she developed Carpal Tunnel. She underwent surgery, but it wasn't successful. She continued to sew in spite of her pain. Her most recent ministry was making potato bags. They were very popular and useful items and sales were good. Her dear friend, Ms. Joretta Reynolds, told her about these bags and donated some supplies. Mrs. Cox, along with Bethea residents, Ruby Houser and Ruby McAlister, and another very special friend, Joan Peake, began a very successful ministry. All monies collected from this endeavor went to various charities: Gideons, Free Medical Clinic in Darlington, S.C., Mother's Day offering, church building funds, child evangelism, Lottie Moon, an orphan in Honduras, and the Bethea Baptist Church. Her aged and tired hands wracked with pain were sewing door pulls for the residents of Bethea almost until the time she was hospitalized. Mrs. Cox gave all she had to give and then some. Even though her extended family reached as far as Texas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Canada, they kept in touch because she loved so deeply and in return was loved and cherished. She will be remembered for a life well lived for God and of service to others. She had an amazing green thumb and everything she planted blossomed. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and was an amazing cook. "You must bloom where you're planted", she would say, and she definitely did. Her family thanks our loving God for the life of Nancy Cox. We're thankful for her great legacy of love, her gentle spirit, her beautiful simplicity, her zest for life, her simple joy and appreciation for all of life and for every person she met. From Mrs. Cox's family, we extend our heartfelt thanks to each one of you. You know who you are and we appreciate very much each and every act of kindness and thoughtful deed done for our loved one. May God bless you all. The family wishes to thank the staff at the Bethea Baptist Home for their attentiveness to her needs and to her wellness during these past twenty two years. Also, to Dr. Robert Richey, her primary care physician, who administered to her needs in a compassionate and respectful manner and kept her wellness a top priority. To the very dedicated and loving individuals who cared for her at the McLeod Hospice House, the family extends a very heartfelt "thank you" for all you did in making her stay very comfortable and peaceful. Mrs. Cox's surviving family includes her two sons, Dr. Bradley Julian (Etta) Cox, of Manassas, Virginia, and Dan McBride (Donna) Cox, of Lake City; her two grandsons, whom she loved dearly, Neil Cox (Wendy) and Chad Cox (Danielle), both of Lake City; her eight great-grandchildren, Brooklyn, Daniel, Dixie, Ryan, Kyle, Tatum, Harper and Kingston Cox, all of Lake City - they brought much happiness to her life and delighted her each time they said Nana -her two sisters-in-law, Nancy Tompkins Hinson of Columbia, and Maurita Cox Hughes (Rt. Bishop James Hughes) of Winston Salem, North Carolina; as well as a number of cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of very dear friends, including her two life-long and dearest friends, Mrs. Elizabeth Daniel and Mrs. Elsie Graham, both of Lake City; also several other very special friends she met along the way who made her latter years at the Bethea Home more enjoyable and very memorable. Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey McBride Cox, and all of her siblings, Julian Hinson, Jr., James McCardell Hinson, Marion H. Hamilton, Martha H. Snyder and Helen H. Robertson. The family of Mrs. Cox will have visitation from two until three o'clock p.m. Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, in Brockington Funeral Home on 122 West Thomas Street in Lake City. A memorial service celebrating the life of Mrs. Cox will be held at three o'clock p.m. Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, in the Brockington Funeral Home Chapel. The service will be conducted by Reverend W.L. Collins and Chaplin Ed Middleton. Inurnment will follow the memorial service in Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cades. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Cornerstone Ministries, 1856 New Zion Road, Lake City, SC 29560. Please sign our guest book online registry at www.brockingtonfuneralhome.com. Brockington Funeral Home, Lake City, is in charge. Published in The State on August 9, 2011 Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestate/obituary.aspx?n=nancy-irene-hinson-cox&pid=153010472#ixzz1WnwNk1iG
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  Death	6 Aug 2011	McLeod Hospice Home, (Lake City, South Carolina)
  Burial	9 Aug 2011	Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cades, South Carolina   [1]
  	Brockington Funeral Home, Lake City, South Carolina Brockington Funeral Home, Lake City, South Carolina
  Person ID	I270223	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Dr. Edgar Julian HINSON, Sr.   d. Bef 6 Aug 2011
  Mother	Nannie Irene McCARDELL   d. Bef 6 Aug 2011
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  Family ID	F181864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Captain Dewey McBride COX   d. Bef 6 Aug 2011
  Marriage	24 Jun 1943  [1]
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  Children	1. Dr. Bradley Julian COX   2. Dan McBride COX
  Family ID	F181865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2011

  
  

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